THE REPUBLIC OF THE GAMBIA’S COMBINED REPORT ON THE AFRICAN CHARTER ON HUMAN & PEOPLES’ RIGHTS & INITIAL REPORT ON THE PROTOCOL TO THE AFRICAN CHARTER ON THE RIGHTS OF WOMEN IN AFRICA In The Gambia, the numbers of reported cases of trafficking are as follows 20 18 16 14 12 10 8 6 4 2 0 2011 2012 2013 No.of cases2014male 2015 female 2016 The Agency conducts training for its officers as well as law enforcement officers to proactively identify traffickers. The trafficking in Persons Act has made provisions for the rehabilitation and reintegration of trafficked victims back into society. There are also plans to ensure proper investigation of trafficking cases through the training of the Agency’s investigators and the security forces. NAATIP has also conducted a series of border post sensitisations as well as community awareness campaigns in order to sensitise the communities and security officers on how to identify and control the issue of trafficking. In spite of the efforts to curb it, prostitution still exists in The Gambia. The Gambia Tourism Board in collaboration with the Law Enforcement Agencies does organise. sensitisation and awareness campaigns through banners, bill boards and postings at crucial areas like the Airport, the Tourism Development Areas, Hotels, Highways and other locations by The Gambia Tourism Board, in order to raise awareness about the issue of Child Sex Tourism as well as other forms of sexual exploitations. 2.2 Practices harmful to women, including female genital mutilation (Article 5) In a bid to eliminate harmful cultural norms, Section 14(3) (e) of the Women’s Act 2010 specifically enjoins the Government to eliminate all forms of discrimination and acts which perpetrate or tend to perpetrate gender inequality. 137