Ombudsman (Gambia)

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The Gambian Ombudsman is a civil servant in the West African state of Gambia . The Ombudsman ( English Ombudsman ) shall examine the function allegations of maladministration, mismanagement, corruption, discrimination and dealing with human rights and the protection of fundamental rights of citizens.

The Ombudsman's office is in Bakau , on Atlantic Road .

history

With the constitution of the Gambia , which came into force after a referendum in January 1997, the function of the ombudsman was provided in chapter X § 163, 164 and 165. In May 1999, President Yahya Jammeh appointed Sam Sarr as the first ombudsman .

On February 27, 2002, Sarr submitted his first report on the work of his office to Jammeh. The report included 105 cases, 80 percent of which have been investigated and closed.

Sarr died in 2006, and Alhagie B. Sowe was appointed as the new ombudsman in December 2007 .

In August 2013 his deputy Fatou Njie-Jallow took over the official business and in November 2014 finally the office of ombudswoman. In both self-portrayal and in the media, she is almost exclusively referred to as an ombudsman and only rarely as an ombudswoman .

From 2016, the number of cases grew significantly. While there were 95 cases in 2013, 190 citizens came forward with their concerns in 2017 and 411 in 2018. Njie-Jallow attributed this increase to the democratic environment after Adama Barrow came to power, which enabled people to exercise their rights. In April 2019, she called for her mandate to be expanded to include the private sector, as the number of complaints there is increasing sharply.

Effective November 1, 2019, President Barrow appointed officer Baboucarr A. Suwareh to succeed Njie-Jallow. On December 18, however, the appointment was not confirmed by the Gambian parliament , as expected , but referred to a committee for discussion because of doubts about its qualifications. On December 27, the National Assembly rejected the appointment with a single pro-vote.

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Individual evidence

  1. ↑ a b Ombudsman in Gambia . accessgambia.com, accessed June 2011
  2. ^ Office of the Ombudsman .  ( Page no longer available , search in web archives )  Info: The link was automatically marked as defective. Please check the link according to the instructions and then remove this notice. International Ombudsman Institute , accessed June 2011@1@ 2Template: Dead Link / www.theioi.com  
  3. ^ Ombudsman Hands Over First Report . State House , February 27, 2002
  4. ↑ Sam Sarr Dies . In: The Daily Observer , July 11, 2006
  5. ↑ New ombudsman confirmed . wow.gm, December 5, 2007
  6. ↑ SUBMISSION OF 2013 ANNUAL REPORT. Retrieved April 7, 2019 .
  7. ↑ Ombudsman and Deputies: ombusman. Retrieved April 6, 2019 .
  8. ^ 'Ombudsman's office remains independent with no external interference'. Retrieved April 6, 2019 .
  9. ↑ a b c Editor: Ombudsman Expresses Need To Extend Mandate To Private Sector. April 3, 2019, Retrieved April 6, 2019 (American English).
  10. ↑ Lamin Sanyang: “The Role Of SIS Is To Advise The President On Intelligence, They Should Not Be Controlled By Him” - Ombudswoman Fatou Njie Jallow. In: The Fatu Network. September 24, 2017. Retrieved April 6, 2019 (American English).
  11. ^ Office of the Ombudsman launches new website. Retrieved April 6, 2019 .
  12. ↑ Gambia: Ombudsman Registered 95 Cases in 2013. Retrieved April 7, 2019 .
  13. ↑ Ombudsman's appointment deferred for scrutiny. Retrieved January 9, 2020 .
  14. ↑ NA Rejects Baboucarr Suwareh's Appointment as Ombudsman. In: Foroyaa Newspaper. December 29, 2019, accessed January 9, 2020 (American English).
  15. ↑ Fatou Njie-Jallow appointed Ombudsman - gambia. In: gambiaoneradio.com. Gambia, accessed November 12, 2015 (American English).

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