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Gambian nationals can renounce their nationality pending approval by the state. [14] Nationals may be denaturalised in The Gambia for performing acts, like voting, which are afforded to citizens of another country; committing serious crimes; committing crimes against the state or state security; or for fraud, misrepresentation, or concealment in a naturalization petition. [15]
Human rights in the Gambia have been considered poor under Yahya Jammeh. [1] In December, 2016, he lost an election to Adama Barrow, who promised to improve human rights in his country. [2] The "Freedom in the World" report for 2018 ranked the Gambia as "partly free". [3] LGBT activity is illegal, and punishable with life imprisonment. [4]
The Gambia became a nation independent from the colonial rule of the British Empire in 1965 and adopted a constitution. The constitution was suspended by a military coup d'état in 1994. [1]
Gambian citizenship: Expiration: 5 years: ... Visa policy of Gambia; Visa requirements for Gambian citizens; References This page was last edited on 30 August ...
The Naturalization Act of 1790 applied to only “free white persons,” and the Supreme Court’s reviled decision in Dred Scott v Sandford in 1857 affirmed that citizenship could not be granted ...
South Africa: Bantu Homelands Citizenship Act, 1970, subsequently renamed the Black States Citizenship Act, 1970, and repealed in 1994 Sri Lanka (Ceylon) : Ceylon Citizenship Act , 1948 United Kingdom : Nationality and Citizenship Act 1948
Visa requirements for Gambian citizens are administrative entry restrictions imposed on citizens of Gambia by the authorities of other states. As of 23 July 2024, Gambian citizens had visa-free or visa on arrival access to 71 countries and territories, ranking the Gambian passport 69th in terms of travel freedom (tied with Azerbaijani passports) according to the Henley Passport Index.
The 14th Amendment was enacted as a direct response to the Supreme Court's egregious 1857 Dred Scott decision, which held that persons of African descent, such as enslaved people and formerly ...