Thematic Report on Family Law and Muslim Women’s Rights in the Gambia (2022) 

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.

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