Media Release The Ministry of Interior (MoI) on Wednesday 1st March 2023 handed over 5 vehicles to The Gambia Immigration Department (GID), at a ceremony held at the Ministry’s complex in Kotu. The vehicles were donated to The Gambia by the Spanish Government, through the Gambian Ministry of Interior, in […]
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Information on the Amendment of the Residence Law in Germany
Gambia Hilfernetz Newsletter13 December 2022 Dear Gambia Networkers, It is finally about to come – the “Chancen-Aufenthaltsrecht” and other important improvements for persons in Duldung in the Residence Act (Aufenthaltsgesetz). The amendment of the law will still be discussed in the Bundesrat on 16 December. However, the law does not […]
EU Parliament Backs Remedy Fund for Qatar Migrant Abuses
Human Rights in Spotlight as FIFA and Qatar’s “Just Play Football” Strategy Backfires Written by Claudio Francavilla, Senior EU Advocate. On November 24, the European Parliament urged FIFA and Qatar to compensate widespread abuses that migrant workers suffered while building the 2022 World Cup infrastructure and making the games possible. […]
ECOWAS, partners poised to find a long-lasting solution to the plight of stranded migrants in Niger
In response to the situation of thousands of migrants stranded in Niger, the Commission of the Economic Community of West African States (ECOWAS) deployed a high-level humanitarian mission to Niamey. The mission is led by Prof. Fatou Sow Sarr, ECOWAS Commissioner for Human Development and Social Affairs and is expected […]