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Washington, United States

• Successfully researched and authored two published 'Freedom on the Net' Country Reports.
• Proactively monitor and measure the subtle and not-so-subtle ways that governments and non-state actors restrict human rights online.

Virginia, United States

• Effectively spearheaded the authorship of the USAID report, providing comprehensive insights into Gambia's digital ecosystem and its essential domains such as digital government, infrastructure, e-finance, e-commerce.
• Assisted in the execution of key activities, including stakeholder exploration exercises, and producing a comprehensive report identifying programmatic priorities in digital democracy promotion for USAID.

Banjul, The Gambia

• Successfully coordinated programs within the UNDEF Access the Information project which culminated in the enactment of the first Access to Information legislation in The Gambia.
• Secured over $200,000 in project and program funding from local and international partners.
• Successfully trained over 300 journalists by implementing several capacity building programs.

Lagos, Lagos State, Nigeria

• Made a substantial contribution to the field of digital rights and inclusion in Africa by producing a country report focused on Gambia, encompassing essential aspects like hate speech, access to information, and.

The Gambia

• Researched and prepared papers on constitutionalism, human rights, and good governance practices;
• Analyzed and reviewed quantitative and qualitative data, on issues for constitutional review;
• Assisted with the drafting of the 2020 Draft Constitution for The Gambia, and the report on the constitutional review process.

Master Of Arts, Human Rights Policy And Practice (Ma)

Courses: Human Rights from an Interdisciplinary perspective; State, Markets and Human rights; Human Rights Defenders; Researching Human.

Master Of Comparative Constitutional Law (Ll.M), Merit

Courses: Public International Law; Constitutions at Work; Comparative Federalism; Constitution Building in Africa; Global Law and.

Bachelor Of Laws - (Ll.B), Honours

Courses: International Human Rights Law; International Humanitarian Law; Constitutional Law; Criminal Law; Contract Law; Tort Law; Equity.

Bar Vocational Program (B.L.), Law, Very Competent

Qualifies candidates to be enrolled as Legal Practitioners in The Gambia. Courses: Law of Evidence; Criminal Procedure; Civil Procedure.