Civil Society Complains About Slow Pace Of SRR In Position Paper To Gov't – The Standard Newspaper

Civil Society Raises Eyebrows Over Slow Security Sector Reforms

By: Fatou Krubally A coalition of thirteen Gambian civil society organizations has raised eyebrows over the slow pace and uneven implementation of Security Sector Reforms (SSR) nearly a decade after the 2016 democratic transition. In a position paper submitted to Government, National Assembly, security agencies, and international partners, the group called for urgent, measurable reforms to restore public trust and strengthen the country’s democr…

Civil Society Complains About Slow Pace Of SRR In Position Paper To Gov't – The Standard Newspaper

A large number of civil society organisations has submitted a position paper on the pace and fate of the Gambia’s security sector reform to the minister of interior Abdoulie Sanyang. The strongly worded paper copied to over dozen stakeholders, reads:  “It is with profound respect for The Gambia’s ongoing democratic journey that we submit this position paper addressing the critical status and challenges surrounding the country’s Security Sector R…