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MJFC Welcomes Court Decision on FGM-C

31st AUGUST 2023 PRESS RELEASE The Malick Jallow Foundation for Children (MJFC) welcomes the recent and first judicial decision enforcing the penal ban on female genital mutilation in the Gambia which came into force since 2016 by Magistrate Kanjura B. Sambou of the Central River Region and conviction of three […]

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Gambia gets new Director of Public Prosecution

The Ministry of Justice has announced the appointment of Abdurrahman Maitama Yusuf as Director of Public Prosecution. The appointment is effective on 1st August, 2023, and was approved by President Adama Barrow. “With his wide experience in criminal prosecution , Mr. Yusuf will lead the department of prosecution to initiate, […]