Banjul, 28 July 2025 — As part of our series of engagements, members of the Governing Council and Advisory Committee of the African Centre for Democracy and Human Rights Studies (ACDHRS) met with Hon. Justice Reymond Sock, the Centre’s first Executive Director.
Executive Director Mrs. Hannah Forster opened the meeting, followed by remarks from Chairperson Justice Solomy Bossa, who thanked Justice Sock for his foundational role in the Centre’s establishment and highlighted the significance of his presence in the celebration of the Centre’s upcoming 35th anniversary.
In response, Justice Sock expressed his appreciation for the visit and reaffirmed his commitment to supporting the Centre. He commended its progress over the years, particularly its strengthened networking capacity. “It’s now more difficult to fight for human rights and democracy,” he said. “Africa has suffered, but we must not pass that legacy of struggle to the next generation.”
Hon. Teneng Mba Jaiteh thanked Justice Sock for his service to The Gambia, fondly recalling a past mission in Saudi Arabia where he entrusted her with leading a delegation. She called on him to continue offering guidance and support to the Centre.
The delegation includes:
1. 𝐻𝑜𝑛 𝐽𝑢𝑠𝑡𝑖𝑐𝑒 𝑆𝑜𝑙𝑜𝑚𝑦 𝐵𝑜𝑠𝑠𝑎, 𝐶ℎ𝑎𝑖𝑟 𝑜𝑓 𝑡ℎ𝑒 𝐺𝑜𝑣𝑒𝑟𝑛𝑖𝑛𝑔 𝐶𝑜𝑢𝑛𝑐𝑖𝑙 𝑎𝑛𝑑 𝑑𝑒𝑠𝑖𝑔𝑛𝑎𝑡𝑒𝑑 𝑓𝘰𝑟 𝐸𝑎𝑠𝑡𝑒𝑟𝑛 𝐴𝑓𝑟𝑖𝑐𝑎
2. 𝑀𝑟. 𝑀𝑜ℎ𝑎𝑚𝑒𝑑 𝑀𝑎𝑏𝑎𝑠𝑠𝑎 𝐹𝑎𝑙𝑙, 𝑉𝑖𝑐𝑒 𝐶ℎ𝑎𝑖𝑟 𝑜𝑓 𝑡ℎ𝑒 𝐺𝑜𝑣𝑒𝑟𝑛𝑖𝑛𝑔 𝐶𝑜𝑢𝑛𝑐𝑖𝑙 𝑎𝑛𝑑 𝑑𝑒𝑠𝑖𝑔𝑛𝑎𝑡𝑒𝑑 𝑓𝘰𝑟 𝑊𝑒𝑠𝑡 𝐴𝑓𝑟𝑖𝑐𝑎, 𝐹𝑟𝑎𝑛𝑐𝑜𝑝ℎ𝑜𝑛𝑒
3. 𝑀𝑟. 𝐹𝑒𝑚𝑖 𝐹𝑎𝑙𝑎𝑛𝑎, 𝐺𝑜𝑣𝑒𝑟𝑛𝑖𝑛𝑔 𝐶𝑜𝑢𝑛𝑐𝑖𝑙 𝑀𝑒𝑚𝑏𝑒𝑟 𝑑𝑒𝑠𝑖𝑔𝑛𝑎𝑡𝑒𝑑 𝑓𝑜𝑟 𝑊𝑒𝑠𝑡 𝐴𝑓𝑟𝑖𝑐𝑎, 𝐴𝑛𝑔𝑙𝑜𝑝ℎ𝑜𝑛𝑒
4. 𝑀𝑟𝑠 𝑇𝑒𝑛𝑒𝑛𝑔 𝐽𝑎𝑖𝑡𝑒ℎ, 𝐺𝑜𝑣𝑒𝑟𝑛𝑖𝑛𝑔 𝐶𝑜𝑢𝑛𝑐𝑖𝑙 𝑀𝑒𝑚𝑏𝑒𝑟 𝑎𝑛𝑑 𝑑𝑒𝑠𝑖𝑔𝑛𝑎𝑡𝑒𝑑 𝑓𝑜𝑟 𝑡ℎ𝑒 𝐻𝑜𝑠𝑡 𝐶𝑜𝑢𝑛𝑡𝑟𝑦, 𝑇ℎ𝑒 𝐺𝑎𝑚𝑏𝑖𝑎
5. 𝑀𝑟. 𝑆𝑎𝑑𝑖𝑘ℎ 𝑁𝑖𝑎𝑠𝑠, 𝐴𝑑𝑣𝑖𝑠𝑜𝑟𝑦 𝐶𝑜𝑚𝑚𝑖𝑡𝑡𝑒𝑒 𝑀𝑒𝑚𝑏𝑒𝑟 𝑑𝑒𝑠𝑖𝑔𝑛𝑎𝑡𝑒𝑑 𝑓𝑜𝑟 𝑊𝑒𝑠𝑡 𝐴𝑓𝑟𝑖𝑐𝑎 𝐹𝑟𝑎𝑛𝑐𝑜𝑝ℎ𝑜𝑛𝑒
6. 𝑀𝑟. 𝐴𝑏𝑑𝑒𝑙𝑏𝑎𝑔𝑖 𝐽𝑖𝑏𝑟𝑖𝑙, 𝐴𝑑𝑣𝑖𝑠𝑜𝑟𝑦 𝐶𝑜𝑚𝑚𝑖𝑡𝑡𝑒𝑒 𝑀𝑒𝑚𝑏𝑒𝑟 𝑑𝑒𝑠𝑖𝑔𝑛𝑎𝑡𝑒𝑑 𝑓𝑜𝑟 𝐶𝑜𝑛𝑡𝑖𝑛𝑒𝑛𝑡𝑎𝑙
7. 𝘔𝑟𝘴 𝘏𝑎𝘯𝑛𝘢ℎ 𝐹𝘰𝑟𝘴𝑡𝘦𝑟, 𝘌𝑥𝘦𝑐𝘶𝑡𝘪𝑣𝘦 𝘋𝑖𝘳𝑒𝘤𝑡𝘰𝑟 𝑜𝘧 𝘈𝐶𝘋𝐻𝘙𝑆
8. 𝑀𝑠 𝐸𝑙𝑙𝑒𝑛 𝐴𝑛𝑛, 𝐴𝐶𝐷𝐻𝑅𝑆 𝐴𝑑𝑚𝑖𝑛𝑖𝑠𝑡𝑟𝑎𝑡𝑖𝑜𝑛 𝑂𝑓𝑓𝑖𝑐𝑒𝑟
9. 𝑀𝑟𝑠. 𝑆𝑎𝑙𝑎𝑛 𝐺𝑖𝑏𝑏𝑠, 𝐴𝐶𝐷𝐻𝑅𝑆 𝑃𝑟𝑜𝑔𝑟𝑎𝑚𝑠 𝑀𝑎𝑛𝑎𝑔𝑒𝑟
10. 𝑀𝑟. 𝑃𝑎 𝑀𝑜𝑑𝑜𝑢 𝐶ℎ𝑎𝑚, 𝐴𝐶𝐷𝐻𝑅𝑆 𝐼𝑛𝑓𝑜𝑟𝑚𝑎𝑡𝑖𝑜𝑛 𝑎𝑛𝑑 𝐶𝑜𝑚𝑚𝑢𝑛𝑖𝑐𝑎𝑡𝑖𝑜𝑛 𝑂𝑓𝑓𝑖𝑐𝑒𝑟
