about gambia
 official name: Republic of The Gambia
capital: Banjul
head of state: President Yahya A. J. J. Jammeh
state: multi party democracy
population: 1,641,564 (July 2006 est.)
independence: from the Britain in 1965
languages: English (official), Mandinka, Wolof, Fula, other indigenous vernaculars
religion: Muslim 90%, Christian 9%, indigenous beliefs 1%
currency: dalasi (GMD)
media: NA
legal wise
status of homosexuality: illegal
age of consent: NA
laws covering homosexual activity: Criminal Code 1965-90
Chapter XV, Offences Against Morality Article 144: Unnatural offences Any person who�
(a) has carnal knowledge of any person against the order of nature; or
(b) has carnal knowledge of an animal; or
(c) permits a male person to have carnal knowledge of him or her against the order of nature;
is guilty of a felony, and is liable to imprisonment for a term of 14 years.
[1990 is latest documentation available to DJF]
(David John Frank, Associate Professor, Harvard University - February 2002) source ILGA
background information and government attitudes: �what I want to tell you is that among my animals there are no lesbians, no gays or whatever. They do everything as nature ordered.� - President Jammeh 1999.
communication
main lines in use: 44,000 (2005)
cellular telephones: 247,500 (2005)
Radio broadcast stations: AM 3, FM 2, shortwave 0 (2001).
Television broadcast stations: 1 (government-owned) (1997).
Internet hosts: 14 (2006)
Internet users: 49,000 (2005)
Articles:
 gambia gay death threat condemned
by Mask Admin 26/5/2008
THE GAMBIA � May 26, 2008: Gay rights activists have condemned Gambian President Yahya Jammeh`s threat to behead homosexuals.
aunty ivy�s experience in banjul
by Mask Admin 12/5/2006
GAMBIA � May 12, 2006: Aunty Ivy is the �Queen of the Nile� from an organization called Ishtar in Nairobi, Kenya, which works with male sex workers in the area of health and substance abuse. Aunty Ivy attended a workshop on LGBTI advocacy and the African Charter on Human and Peoples� Rights in Banjul from 5 to 13 May.
lgbti rights enter the African human rights discourse for the first time
by Mask Admin 12/5/2006
GAMBIA � 12 May 2006: The claims of lesbian and gay people to non-discrimination and equal protection were mentioned for the first time on Thursday, 11 May 2006 at the 39th ordinary session of the African Commission on Human and Peoples� Rights sitting in Banjul in The Gambia.
homosexuals and HIV/Aids
by Mask Admin 15/11/2005
December 10, 2002: 'Elo-Alen 'Kachukwu, in The Independent in Banjul, explores the issue of acknowledging and accessing homosexual communities in the fight against Aids.
african commission calls for human rights court
by Mask Admin 30/5/2005
May 30, 2005: Delegates to the 37th Session of African Commission on Human and People's Rights express their concerns at a recommendation to merge African Court on Human and People's Rights with African Court of Justice of the African Union.
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