Gambia: Information on whether Gambia has a refugee determination system
| Publisher | Canada: Immigration and Refugee Board of Canada |
| Author | Research Directorate, Immigration and Refugee Board, Canada |
| Publication Date | 1 June 1995 |
| Citation / Document Symbol | GMB20967.E |
| Cite as | Canada: Immigration and Refugee Board of Canada, Gambia: Information on whether Gambia has a refugee determination system, 1 June 1995, GMB20967.E, available at: https://www.refworld.org/docid/3ae6ac4530.html [accessed 11 October 2022] |
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In a telephone interview on 13 June 1995 an official at the Gambian embassy in Washington stated that Gambia has a refugee determination system. The official, however, could not provide any information about the system (ibid.).
According to World Refugee Report, "The Gambia has drafted legislation on refugees which will establish a commission for refugees, qualifications for registration of refugees, their rights and privileges, and procedures for naturalization" (July 1993, 26). According to the Handbook on Procedures and Criteria for Determining Refugee Status, Gambia is a signatory to the 1951 Convention and the 1967 Protocol Relating to the Status of Refugees (Sept. 1979, 86).
Additional and/or corroborating information could not be found among the sources consulted by the DIRB.
This Response was prepared after researching publicly accessible information currently available to the DIRB within time constraints. This Response is not, and does not purport to be, conclusive as to the merit of any particular claim to refugee status or asylum. Please find below the list of additional sources consulted in researching this Information Request.
References
Embassy for the Republic of the Gambia, Washington, DC. 13 June 1995. Telephone interview with official.
World Refugee Report. July 1993. Prepared by the Bureau for Refugee Programs. Washington, DC: United States Department of State.
United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees (UNHCR). September 1979. Handbook on Procedures and Criteria for Determining Refugee Status. Geneva: United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees.
Additional Sources Consulted
DIRB Country File.
DIRB UNHCR File.
Foreign Broadcast Information Service (FBIS) reports.
HCRViews information database.
Refugee National Legislation Database (REFLEG).
Refugee Survey Quarterly.
World Refugee Survey.
