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<p>The British Government has a strong relationship with The Gambia and is encouraged
by positive progress on the human rights situation since President Barrow took office
in 2017. We welcome the commitment of the President and the Government of The Gambia
to embrace change by drafting a new Gambian Constitution that has a human rights based
approach to development with freedom of expression, freedom of association and media
freedom at the heart of it. As the former Foreign Secretary acknowledged at the UNESCO
World Press Freedom Day event on 2 May 2019, The Gambia has made huge strides in improving
media freedoms having climbed 30 places in the World Press Freedom Index over the
last year.</p><p>When our Ambassador for Human Rights visited The Gambia in October,
she held constructive meetings across the Government of The Gambia and with civil
society on human rights issues. We now look forward to The Gambia’s upcoming Human
Rights Universal Periodic Review on 5 November and urge the Government of the Gambia
to implement recommendations appropriately in fulfilment of their human rights obligations.</p><p>The
UK will continue to support The Gambia taking specific action to resolve the challenges
still to be addressed so that the human rights of all its citizens are respected and
protected.</p>
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