Gambia Government to Enforce Stricter Punishments for Sexual, Domestic Violence

Vice president of The Gambia

The Gambia government has formulated two bills that will impose harsher penalties and severe punishments for domestic violence and sexual offences particularly rape.

The formulation of the Domestic Violence and Sexual Offences bills 2012 both of which are being discuss at the cabinet and the National Assembly is geared toward addressing violence against women and girls.

In her televised statement on Wednesday aired over the state television ahead of the International Women’s Day on 8 March, Gambia’s Vice President, Dr Aja Isatou Njie-Saidy said the main purposes of both bills is to combat domestic violence, provide protection for the victims of domestic violence and to amend related laws and procedures related to the trial of rape and other sexual offences.