Honourable Commissioner Janet Ramatoulie Sallah-Njie, a Gambian, was elected as a member of the African Commission on Human and Peoples’ Rights in October 2021 and sworn into office on 15 November 2021. She is the Special Rapporteur on the Rights of Women in Africa; Chairperson of the Committee on the Protection of the Rights of Peoples Living with HIV and Those at Risk, Vulnerable to and Affected by HIV; and Vice-Chairperson of the Resolutions Committee.

Honourable Sallah-Njie is a legal expert with over 30 years’ experience and a women’s rights advocate. She has vast experience and competence as a constitutional lawyer and legislative draftsperson. She has had a distinguished career in advocacy, review and drafting of laws relating to women, gender and development, carried out major assignments for UNDP, UN Women, EU, Commonwealth Secretariat, World Bank, Ministry of Justice, National Women’s Bureau and several other government and non-governmental agencies. She is a lecturer in Legislative Drafting at The Gambia Law School.

Prior to going into private practice and establishing Torodo Chambers in 2002, Honourable Sallah-Njie had a distinguished career in the public service spanning over 12 years, occupying senior positions such as Chief Parliamentary Counsel, Solicitor General and Legal Secretary, and Legal Advisor to the Governor of the Central Bank of The Gambia.

She was a former Chairperson of the Institute for Human Rights and Development in Africa; past Vice-President and current member of the Gambia Bar Association; Founder and first President of the Female Lawyers Association – Gambia; and first Chairperson, ActionAid International The Gambia and International Board Member, ActionAid International.

Honourable Sallah-Njie works in English.

Special Mechanisms Appointments

Session	Special Mechanisms	Role/Functions	Resolutions	Date de début	Date de fin	Type
69th Ordinary Session	Comité sur les Résolutions	Working Group Member	Résolution sur la reconstitution du Comité des Résolutions - CADHP/Res. 496 (LXIX)2021	nov 15, 2021	nov 09, 2022	New
69th Ordinary Session	Comité sur la Protection des Droits des Personnes Vivant avec le VIH (PVVIH), des Personnes à Risque, Vulnérables et Affectées par le VIH	Working Group Chairperson	Résolution sur le Reconstitution du Groupe de travail sur les Communications - CADHP/Res. 501 (LXIX)2021	nov 15, 2021	nov 23, 2022	New
69th Ordinary Session	Rapporteure Spécial sur les Droits des Femmes	Special Rapporteur	Résolution portant nomination de la Rapporteure spéciale sur les droits des femmes en Afrique -CADHP/Res. 505 (LXIX)2021	nov 15, 2021		New
73rd Public Ordinary Session	Comité sur les Résolutions	Committee Vice-chairperson	Résolution sur la reconstitution du Comité des Résolutions - CADHP/Rés.537 (LXXIII) 2022	nov 09, 2022		New
73rd Public Ordinary Session	Comité sur la Protection des Droits des Personnes Vivant avec le VIH (PVVIH), des Personnes à Risque, Vulnérables et Affectées par le VIH	Committee Member	Résolution sur le renouvellement du mandat, la nomination de la Présidente et la reconstitution du Comité pour la protection des droits des personnes vivant avec le VIH (PVVIH) et des personnes à risque, vulnérables et affectées par le VIH - CADHP/Rés.534	nov 09, 2022	nov 09, 2023	New

Session	Roles/Functions	Date de début	Date de fin	Type
69th Ordinary Session	Commissioner	nov 15, 2021		New
77th Ordinary Session [Public]	Vice-Chairperson	oct 20, 2023		New