Deputy Speaker Urges Lawmakers to Champion Women’s Rights

Deputy Speaker Urges Lawmakers to Champion Women’s Rights

By Fatou Krubally Deputy Speaker of The Gambia’s National Assembly, Hon. Seedy SK Njie, has made a strong call to global parliamentarians to actively defend women’s rights, warning that inaction in the face of discrimination is complicity. His remarks came during the parliamentary event held on September 24 at the High-Level Week of the 80th UN General Assembly in New York. Speaking under the theme “Beijing +30: Parliaments Leading the Way,” Nji…

No room for silence: Deputy Speaker demands global action against GBV

The annual parliamentary dialogue has become a vital platform for legislators across the world to exchange perspectives on global priorities, and to reaffirm our collective duty in advancing democratic governance and human rights through parliamentary action. Officials said this year’s event, held under the theme “Beijing +30: Parliaments Leading the Way,” centred on a defining question of “our time — how far we have come, and how far we still m…