PARLIAMENTARY WRITTEN QUESTION
The Gambia: LGBT+ People (3 March 2015)

The UK position on human rights is clear: human rights are universal and must apply equally to all people. We are therefore concerned about the "Aggravated Homosexuality Bill" recently introduced in The Gambia, and the British Ambassador in Banjul has raised these concerns with the Gambian government on numerous occasions in recent months.

Furthermore, we have raised our concerns at the United Nations when The Gambia’s human rights record was evaluated during the Universal Periodic Review. The Foreign and Commonwealth Office will also be focussing on The Gambia’s record on Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual and Transgender issues in its upcoming Annual Human Rights and Democracy Report which will be published on 12 March. This report is HMG’s flagship publication on human rights around the world.