In October 2022, Musawah, in a coalition with the Child Protection Alliance Gambia, Women’s Association for Victims’ Empowerment Gambia, and Think Young Women Gambia submitted a Joint Thematic Report on the Gambia to the CEDAW Committee for review during the 83rd session. This report examines the Gambia’s legal framework and practices that enforce de jure and de facto discrimination against women in the following areas: spousal equality, child marriage, violence against women, polygamy, and inheritance.
This is the Oral Statement delivered by the coalition to the CEDAW Committee in its 83rd Session.