Think Young Women a Women led Organization recently training some member of the Police on Sexual and Gender Based Violence and related matters as the are often the first individuals, victims of domestic violence are likely to encounter to report their abuse.
As first responders, the police play an important role in protecting victims’ safety and enhancing or ensuring offender accountability. Although law enforcement may be unable or unwilling to rapidly address all incidents of domestic and intimate partner violence in all locations.
Musu Bakoto Sawo Coordinator Think Young Women, in The Gambia we have had a lot of sexual violence cases but most of the time these cases are either not taken up as expected and sometimes they do not make it to the courts.
Ahe furthered explained that, some cases are withdrawn by victims due to the fear of the stigma and discrimination from society, family members and the people of their community. Other times the cases are dropped because of the lack of enough evidences which resulted the cases not making it far.
Abdoulie Sanneh Police Commissioner, am not here to defend the police but all what I can say is that there are very cases where the police will tamper the evidence before it reaches to court. The stigma in this country is that people fear to come and report the matter to the police and we are doing everything possible to make sure that anybody who commits sexual violence is arrested and taken to the court.
Fatou Gaye Legal Officer National Human Rights Commission, Sexual and Gender Based Violence are human rights issues because victims are deprived of their various human rights. At the National Human Rights Commission, we have a complaints reporting mechanisms where the victims of Sexual and Gender Based Violence can work into our office and report a case. We have been receiving cases and we have been investigating and making reports.
In 2020, Think Young Women (TYW) secured funding from the British High Commission for the project “Promoting Justice for Victims and Survivors of Sexual Violence in The Gambia”
David Belgrove British High Commissioner, tackling Violence against women and girls is everybody’s business. We all need to play our part by allowing women to disclose violence that are part of their everyday interaction.
Think Young Women (TYW) is a young women-led, non-profit organization in The Gambia formed in 2010 and officially registered in 2011. The organization seeks to inspire and assist girls and young women to achieve their individual needs and collective interests by developing their leadership skills, empowering them through capacity building, awareness raising, networking and mentorship.
BY: Jainaba Sonko
As first responders, the police play an important role in protecting victims’ safety and enhancing or ensuring offender accountability. Although law enforcement may be unable or unwilling to rapidly address all incidents of domestic and intimate partner violence in all locations.
Musu Bakoto Sawo Coordinator Think Young Women, in The Gambia we have had a lot of sexual violence cases but most of the time these cases are either not taken up as expected and sometimes they do not make it to the courts.
Ahe furthered explained that, some cases are withdrawn by victims due to the fear of the stigma and discrimination from society, family members and the people of their community. Other times the cases are dropped because of the lack of enough evidences which resulted the cases not making it far.
Abdoulie Sanneh Police Commissioner, am not here to defend the police but all what I can say is that there are very cases where the police will tamper the evidence before it reaches to court. The stigma in this country is that people fear to come and report the matter to the police and we are doing everything possible to make sure that anybody who commits sexual violence is arrested and taken to the court.
Fatou Gaye Legal Officer National Human Rights Commission, Sexual and Gender Based Violence are human rights issues because victims are deprived of their various human rights. At the National Human Rights Commission, we have a complaints reporting mechanisms where the victims of Sexual and Gender Based Violence can work into our office and report a case. We have been receiving cases and we have been investigating and making reports.
In 2020, Think Young Women (TYW) secured funding from the British High Commission for the project “Promoting Justice for Victims and Survivors of Sexual Violence in The Gambia”
David Belgrove British High Commissioner, tackling Violence against women and girls is everybody’s business. We all need to play our part by allowing women to disclose violence that are part of their everyday interaction.
Think Young Women (TYW) is a young women-led, non-profit organization in The Gambia formed in 2010 and officially registered in 2011. The organization seeks to inspire and assist girls and young women to achieve their individual needs and collective interests by developing their leadership skills, empowering them through capacity building, awareness raising, networking and mentorship.
BY: Jainaba Sonko