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	Start Date	End Date	Type
69th Ordinary Session	Committee on Resolutions	Working Group Member	Resolution on the Reconstitution of the Committee on Resolutions - ACHPR/Res. 496 (LXIX)2021	Nov 15, 2021	Nov 09, 2022	New
69th Ordinary Session	Committee on the Protection of the Rights of People Living With HIV (PLHIV) and Those at Risk, Vulnerable to and Affected by HIV	Working Group Chairperson	Resolution on the Reconstitution of the Committee on the Protection of the Rights of People Living with HIV (PLHIV) and those at Risk, Vulnerable to and Affected by HIV - ACHPR/Res. 501 (LXIX)2021	Nov 15, 2021	Nov 23, 2022	New
69th Ordinary Session	Special Rapporteur on the Rights of Women in Africa	Special Rapporteur	Resolution on the Appointment of the Special Rapporteur on the Rights of Women in Africa - ACHPR/Res. 505 (LXIX)2021	Nov 15, 2021		New
73rd Public Ordinary Session	Committee on Resolutions	Committee Vice-chairperson	Resolution on the Reconstitution of the Resolutions Committee - ACHPR/Res.537 (LXXIII) 2022	Nov 09, 2022		New
73rd Public Ordinary Session	Committee on the Protection of the Rights of People Living With HIV (PLHIV) and Those at Risk, Vulnerable to and Affected by HIV	Committee Member	Resolution on the Renewal of the Mandate, Appointment of the Chairperson, and Reconstitution of the Committee on the Protection of the Rights of People Living with HIV (PLHIV) and those at Risk, Vulnerable to and Affected - ACHPR/Res.534 (LXXIII) 2022	Nov 09, 2022	Nov 09, 2023	New

Session	Roles/Functions	Start Date	End Date	Type
69th Ordinary Session	Commissioner	Nov 15, 2021		New
77th Ordinary Session [Public]	Vice-Chairperson	Oct 20, 2023		New