{"id":95435,"date":"2026-03-30T09:23:07","date_gmt":"2026-03-30T09:23:07","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.africa-press.net\/gambia\/uncategorized\/lamin-j-darboe-calls-for-dialogue-and-legal-reform-on-migration"},"modified":"2026-03-30T09:59:25","modified_gmt":"2026-03-30T09:59:25","slug":"lamin-j-darboe-calls-for-dialogue-and-legal-reform-on-migration","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.africa-press.net\/gambia\/all-news\/lamin-j-darboe-calls-for-dialogue-and-legal-reform-on-migration","title":{"rendered":"Lamin J Darboe Calls for Dialogue and Legal Reform on Migration"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><span class=\"ap-article-header-tag\"> <strong>Africa-Press &#8211; Gambia. <\/strong> <\/span><b>Lamin J. Darboe, the leader and secretary general of the National Unity Party, has called on the Gambian government to initiate a nationwide dialogue on irregular migration, widely known as the \u201cback way,\u201d and to pursue legislative measures that safeguard citizens while upholding constitutional rights.<\/b><\/p>\n<p>Mr. Darboe said the drivers of migration among Gambian youth are varied, ranging from economic necessity to personal ambition. He emphasized the need for a more nuanced public discussion that incorporates multiple perspectives.\u201cThe government should organize a conversation around it\u2014bringing together its own perspective and those of the young people who undertake these journeys\u2014to see whether we can better understand each other and arrive at a common position,\u201d he said.<\/p>\n<p>He also drew a distinction between human trafficking and voluntary migration, arguing that the two should not be conflated under the law. While trafficking is illegal under Gambian statutes, he said, voluntary departure does not meet the same legal threshold.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cIf you prosecute someone under trafficking laws when the matter concerns voluntary departure from The Gambia, it cannot be considered trafficking,\u201d he said.<\/p>\n<p>Mr. Darboe warned that misapplying existing laws could lead to wrongful prosecutions and weaken the integrity of the judicial process. He urged lawmakers to ensure that any new legislation aligns with constitutional provisions.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cThe government has to think carefully,\u201d he said. \u201cA judicial officer, whether a magistrate or a judge, is bound to assess such matters objectively within the framework of the law. It would be very difficult to secure convictions under those circumstances.\u201d<\/p>\n<p class=\"ap-article-footer-note\">Find more news and analyses on <span class=\"ap-highlight-country\">Gambia<\/span> on the <span class=\"ap-highlight-brand\">Africa Press<\/span> website<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Africa-Press &#8211; Gambia. Lamin J. Darboe, the leader and secretary general of the National Unity Party, has called on the Gambian government to initiate a nationwide dialogue on irregular migration, widely known as the \u201cback way,\u201d and to pursue legislative measures that safeguard citizens while upholding constitutional rights. Mr. Darboe said the drivers of migration [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":84,"featured_media":95434,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[2,12],"tags":[260],"class_list":["post-95435","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-all-news","category-policy","tag-gambia"],"yoast_head":"<!-- This site is optimized with the Yoast SEO Premium plugin v26.1 (Yoast SEO v27.0) - https:\/\/yoast.com\/product\/yoast-seo-premium-wordpress\/ -->\n<title>Lamin J Darboe Calls for Dialogue and Legal Reform on Migration - Gambia<\/title>\n<meta name=\"description\" content=\"-article-header-tag&quot;&gt; Africa-Press - Gambia. Lamin J. Darboe, the leader a ...\" \/>\n<meta name=\"robots\" content=\"index, follow, max-snippet:-1, max-image-preview:large, max-video-preview:-1\" \/>\n<link rel=\"canonical\" href=\"https:\/\/www.africa-press.net\/gambia\/all-news\/lamin-j-darboe-calls-for-dialogue-and-legal-reform-on-migration\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:locale\" content=\"en_US\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:type\" content=\"article\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:title\" content=\"Lamin J Darboe Calls for Dialogue and Legal Reform on Migration\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:description\" content=\"-article-header-tag&quot;&gt; Africa-Press - Gambia. Lamin J. Darboe, the leader a ...\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:url\" content=\"https:\/\/www.africa-press.net\/gambia\/all-news\/lamin-j-darboe-calls-for-dialogue-and-legal-reform-on-migration\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:site_name\" content=\"Gambia\" \/>\n<meta property=\"article:publisher\" content=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/AfricaPressTunisiaa\" \/>\n<meta property=\"article:published_time\" content=\"2026-03-30T09:23:07+00:00\" \/>\n<meta property=\"article:modified_time\" content=\"2026-03-30T09:59:25+00:00\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:image\" content=\"https:\/\/static.africa-press.net\/gambia\/sites\/19\/2026\/03\/sm_1774864570.052746.jpg\" \/>\n\t<meta property=\"og:image:width\" content=\"1280\" \/>\n\t<meta property=\"og:image:height\" content=\"720\" \/>\n\t<meta property=\"og:image:type\" content=\"image\/jpeg\" \/>\n<meta name=\"author\" content=\"cfeditoren\" \/>\n<meta name=\"twitter:card\" content=\"summary_large_image\" \/>\n<meta name=\"twitter:label1\" content=\"Written by\" \/>\n\t<meta name=\"twitter:data1\" content=\"cfeditoren\" \/>\n\t<meta name=\"twitter:label2\" content=\"Est. reading time\" \/>\n\t<meta name=\"twitter:data2\" content=\"2 minutes\" \/>\n<script type=\"application\/ld+json\" class=\"yoast-schema-graph\">{\"@context\":\"https:\/\/schema.org\",\"@graph\":[{\"@type\":\"Article\",\"@id\":\"https:\/\/www.africa-press.net\/gambia\/all-news\/lamin-j-darboe-calls-for-dialogue-and-legal-reform-on-migration#article\",\"isPartOf\":{\"@id\":\"https:\/\/www.africa-press.net\/gambia\/all-news\/lamin-j-darboe-calls-for-dialogue-and-legal-reform-on-migration\"},\"author\":{\"name\":\"cfeditoren\",\"@id\":\"https:\/\/www.africa-press.net\/gambia\/#\/schema\/person\/068c7ab4e9634ae78ec5d54ec46598bb\"},\"headline\":\"Lamin J Darboe Calls for Dialogue and Legal Reform on Migration\",\"datePublished\":\"2026-03-30T09:23:07+00:00\",\"dateModified\":\"2026-03-30T09:59:25+00:00\",\"mainEntityOfPage\":{\"@id\":\"https:\/\/www.africa-press.net\/gambia\/all-news\/lamin-j-darboe-calls-for-dialogue-and-legal-reform-on-migration\"},\"wordCount\":281,\"commentCount\":0,\"image\":{\"@id\":\"https:\/\/www.africa-press.net\/gambia\/all-news\/lamin-j-darboe-calls-for-dialogue-and-legal-reform-on-migration#primaryimage\"},\"thumbnailUrl\":\"https:\/\/static.africa-press.net\/gambia\/sites\/19\/2026\/03\/sm_1774864570.052746.jpg\",\"keywords\":[\"Gambia\"],\"articleSection\":[\"all news\",\"policy\"],\"inLanguage\":\"en-US\",\"potentialAction\":[{\"@type\":\"CommentAction\",\"name\":\"Comment\",\"target\":[\"https:\/\/www.africa-press.net\/gambia\/all-news\/lamin-j-darboe-calls-for-dialogue-and-legal-reform-on-migration#respond\"]}]},{\"@type\":\"WebPage\",\"@id\":\"https:\/\/www.africa-press.net\/gambia\/all-news\/lamin-j-darboe-calls-for-dialogue-and-legal-reform-on-migration\",\"url\":\"https:\/\/www.africa-press.net\/gambia\/all-news\/lamin-j-darboe-calls-for-dialogue-and-legal-reform-on-migration\",\"name\":\"Lamin J Darboe Calls for Dialogue and Legal Reform on Migration - Gambia\",\"isPartOf\":{\"@id\":\"https:\/\/www.africa-press.net\/gambia\/#website\"},\"primaryImageOfPage\":{\"@id\":\"https:\/\/www.africa-press.net\/gambia\/all-news\/lamin-j-darboe-calls-for-dialogue-and-legal-reform-on-migration#primaryimage\"},\"image\":{\"@id\":\"https:\/\/www.africa-press.net\/gambia\/all-news\/lamin-j-darboe-calls-for-dialogue-and-legal-reform-on-migration#primaryimage\"},\"thumbnailUrl\":\"https:\/\/static.africa-press.net\/gambia\/sites\/19\/2026\/03\/sm_1774864570.052746.jpg\",\"datePublished\":\"2026-03-30T09:23:07+00:00\",\"dateModified\":\"2026-03-30T09:59:25+00:00\",\"author\":{\"@id\":\"https:\/\/www.africa-press.net\/gambia\/#\/schema\/person\/068c7ab4e9634ae78ec5d54ec46598bb\"},\"description\":\"-article-header-tag\\\"> Africa-Press - Gambia. Lamin J. Darboe, the leader a ...\",\"breadcrumb\":{\"@id\":\"https:\/\/www.africa-press.net\/gambia\/all-news\/lamin-j-darboe-calls-for-dialogue-and-legal-reform-on-migration#breadcrumb\"},\"inLanguage\":\"en-US\",\"potentialAction\":[{\"@type\":\"ReadAction\",\"target\":[\"https:\/\/www.africa-press.net\/gambia\/all-news\/lamin-j-darboe-calls-for-dialogue-and-legal-reform-on-migration\"]}]},{\"@type\":\"ImageObject\",\"inLanguage\":\"en-US\",\"@id\":\"https:\/\/www.africa-press.net\/gambia\/all-news\/lamin-j-darboe-calls-for-dialogue-and-legal-reform-on-migration#primaryimage\",\"url\":\"https:\/\/static.africa-press.net\/gambia\/sites\/19\/2026\/03\/sm_1774864570.052746.jpg\",\"contentUrl\":\"https:\/\/static.africa-press.net\/gambia\/sites\/19\/2026\/03\/sm_1774864570.052746.jpg\",\"width\":1280,\"height\":720,\"caption\":\"Lamin J Darboe Calls for Dialogue and Legal Reform on Migration\"},{\"@type\":\"BreadcrumbList\",\"@id\":\"https:\/\/www.africa-press.net\/gambia\/all-news\/lamin-j-darboe-calls-for-dialogue-and-legal-reform-on-migration#breadcrumb\",\"itemListElement\":[{\"@type\":\"ListItem\",\"position\":1,\"name\":\"Home\",\"item\":\"https:\/\/www.africa-press.net\/gambia\/\"},{\"@type\":\"ListItem\",\"position\":2,\"name\":\"Lamin J Darboe Calls for Dialogue and Legal Reform on Migration\"}]},{\"@type\":\"WebSite\",\"@id\":\"https:\/\/www.africa-press.net\/gambia\/#website\",\"url\":\"https:\/\/www.africa-press.net\/gambia\/\",\"name\":\"Gambia\",\"description\":\"Just another Africa News Agency Sites site\",\"potentialAction\":[{\"@type\":\"SearchAction\",\"target\":{\"@type\":\"EntryPoint\",\"urlTemplate\":\"https:\/\/www.africa-press.net\/gambia\/?s={search_term_string}\"},\"query-input\":{\"@type\":\"PropertyValueSpecification\",\"valueRequired\":true,\"valueName\":\"search_term_string\"}}],\"inLanguage\":\"en-US\"},{\"@type\":\"Person\",\"@id\":\"https:\/\/www.africa-press.net\/gambia\/#\/schema\/person\/068c7ab4e9634ae78ec5d54ec46598bb\",\"name\":\"cfeditoren\",\"image\":{\"@type\":\"ImageObject\",\"inLanguage\":\"en-US\",\"@id\":\"https:\/\/www.africa-press.net\/gambia\/#\/schema\/person\/image\/\",\"url\":\"https:\/\/secure.gravatar.com\/avatar\/7417380fa9e23b5c57fdbfdaf3fdf92ee478f759a084addda5faa3732853e74a?s=96&d=mm&r=g\",\"contentUrl\":\"https:\/\/secure.gravatar.com\/avatar\/7417380fa9e23b5c57fdbfdaf3fdf92ee478f759a084addda5faa3732853e74a?s=96&d=mm&r=g\",\"caption\":\"cfeditoren\"}}]}<\/script>\n<!-- \/ Yoast SEO Premium plugin. -->","yoast_head_json":{"title":"Lamin J Darboe Calls for Dialogue and Legal Reform on Migration - Gambia","description":"-article-header-tag\"> Africa-Press - Gambia. Lamin J. Darboe, the leader a ...","robots":{"index":"index","follow":"follow","max-snippet":"max-snippet:-1","max-image-preview":"max-image-preview:large","max-video-preview":"max-video-preview:-1"},"canonical":"https:\/\/www.africa-press.net\/gambia\/all-news\/lamin-j-darboe-calls-for-dialogue-and-legal-reform-on-migration","og_locale":"en_US","og_type":"article","og_title":"Lamin J Darboe Calls for Dialogue and Legal Reform on Migration","og_description":"-article-header-tag\"> Africa-Press - Gambia. Lamin J. Darboe, the leader a ...","og_url":"https:\/\/www.africa-press.net\/gambia\/all-news\/lamin-j-darboe-calls-for-dialogue-and-legal-reform-on-migration","og_site_name":"Gambia","article_publisher":"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/AfricaPressTunisiaa","article_published_time":"2026-03-30T09:23:07+00:00","article_modified_time":"2026-03-30T09:59:25+00:00","og_image":[{"width":1280,"height":720,"url":"https:\/\/static.africa-press.net\/gambia\/sites\/19\/2026\/03\/sm_1774864570.052746.jpg","type":"image\/jpeg"}],"author":"cfeditoren","twitter_card":"summary_large_image","twitter_misc":{"Written by":"cfeditoren","Est. reading time":"2 minutes"},"schema":{"@context":"https:\/\/schema.org","@graph":[{"@type":"Article","@id":"https:\/\/www.africa-press.net\/gambia\/all-news\/lamin-j-darboe-calls-for-dialogue-and-legal-reform-on-migration#article","isPartOf":{"@id":"https:\/\/www.africa-press.net\/gambia\/all-news\/lamin-j-darboe-calls-for-dialogue-and-legal-reform-on-migration"},"author":{"name":"cfeditoren","@id":"https:\/\/www.africa-press.net\/gambia\/#\/schema\/person\/068c7ab4e9634ae78ec5d54ec46598bb"},"headline":"Lamin J Darboe Calls for Dialogue and Legal Reform on Migration","datePublished":"2026-03-30T09:23:07+00:00","dateModified":"2026-03-30T09:59:25+00:00","mainEntityOfPage":{"@id":"https:\/\/www.africa-press.net\/gambia\/all-news\/lamin-j-darboe-calls-for-dialogue-and-legal-reform-on-migration"},"wordCount":281,"commentCount":0,"image":{"@id":"https:\/\/www.africa-press.net\/gambia\/all-news\/lamin-j-darboe-calls-for-dialogue-and-legal-reform-on-migration#primaryimage"},"thumbnailUrl":"https:\/\/static.africa-press.net\/gambia\/sites\/19\/2026\/03\/sm_1774864570.052746.jpg","keywords":["Gambia"],"articleSection":["all news","policy"],"inLanguage":"en-US","potentialAction":[{"@type":"CommentAction","name":"Comment","target":["https:\/\/www.africa-press.net\/gambia\/all-news\/lamin-j-darboe-calls-for-dialogue-and-legal-reform-on-migration#respond"]}]},{"@type":"WebPage","@id":"https:\/\/www.africa-press.net\/gambia\/all-news\/lamin-j-darboe-calls-for-dialogue-and-legal-reform-on-migration","url":"https:\/\/www.africa-press.net\/gambia\/all-news\/lamin-j-darboe-calls-for-dialogue-and-legal-reform-on-migration","name":"Lamin J Darboe Calls for Dialogue and Legal Reform on Migration - Gambia","isPartOf":{"@id":"https:\/\/www.africa-press.net\/gambia\/#website"},"primaryImageOfPage":{"@id":"https:\/\/www.africa-press.net\/gambia\/all-news\/lamin-j-darboe-calls-for-dialogue-and-legal-reform-on-migration#primaryimage"},"image":{"@id":"https:\/\/www.africa-press.net\/gambia\/all-news\/lamin-j-darboe-calls-for-dialogue-and-legal-reform-on-migration#primaryimage"},"thumbnailUrl":"https:\/\/static.africa-press.net\/gambia\/sites\/19\/2026\/03\/sm_1774864570.052746.jpg","datePublished":"2026-03-30T09:23:07+00:00","dateModified":"2026-03-30T09:59:25+00:00","author":{"@id":"https:\/\/www.africa-press.net\/gambia\/#\/schema\/person\/068c7ab4e9634ae78ec5d54ec46598bb"},"description":"-article-header-tag\"> Africa-Press - Gambia. Lamin J. Darboe, the leader a ...","breadcrumb":{"@id":"https:\/\/www.africa-press.net\/gambia\/all-news\/lamin-j-darboe-calls-for-dialogue-and-legal-reform-on-migration#breadcrumb"},"inLanguage":"en-US","potentialAction":[{"@type":"ReadAction","target":["https:\/\/www.africa-press.net\/gambia\/all-news\/lamin-j-darboe-calls-for-dialogue-and-legal-reform-on-migration"]}]},{"@type":"ImageObject","inLanguage":"en-US","@id":"https:\/\/www.africa-press.net\/gambia\/all-news\/lamin-j-darboe-calls-for-dialogue-and-legal-reform-on-migration#primaryimage","url":"https:\/\/static.africa-press.net\/gambia\/sites\/19\/2026\/03\/sm_1774864570.052746.jpg","contentUrl":"https:\/\/static.africa-press.net\/gambia\/sites\/19\/2026\/03\/sm_1774864570.052746.jpg","width":1280,"height":720,"caption":"Lamin J Darboe Calls for Dialogue and Legal Reform on Migration"},{"@type":"BreadcrumbList","@id":"https:\/\/www.africa-press.net\/gambia\/all-news\/lamin-j-darboe-calls-for-dialogue-and-legal-reform-on-migration#breadcrumb","itemListElement":[{"@type":"ListItem","position":1,"name":"Home","item":"https:\/\/www.africa-press.net\/gambia\/"},{"@type":"ListItem","position":2,"name":"Lamin J Darboe Calls for Dialogue and Legal Reform on Migration"}]},{"@type":"WebSite","@id":"https:\/\/www.africa-press.net\/gambia\/#website","url":"https:\/\/www.africa-press.net\/gambia\/","name":"Gambia","description":"Just another Africa News Agency Sites site","potentialAction":[{"@type":"SearchAction","target":{"@type":"EntryPoint","urlTemplate":"https:\/\/www.africa-press.net\/gambia\/?s={search_term_string}"},"query-input":{"@type":"PropertyValueSpecification","valueRequired":true,"valueName":"search_term_string"}}],"inLanguage":"en-US"},{"@type":"Person","@id":"https:\/\/www.africa-press.net\/gambia\/#\/schema\/person\/068c7ab4e9634ae78ec5d54ec46598bb","name":"cfeditoren","image":{"@type":"ImageObject","inLanguage":"en-US","@id":"https:\/\/www.africa-press.net\/gambia\/#\/schema\/person\/image\/","url":"https:\/\/secure.gravatar.com\/avatar\/7417380fa9e23b5c57fdbfdaf3fdf92ee478f759a084addda5faa3732853e74a?s=96&d=mm&r=g","contentUrl":"https:\/\/secure.gravatar.com\/avatar\/7417380fa9e23b5c57fdbfdaf3fdf92ee478f759a084addda5faa3732853e74a?s=96&d=mm&r=g","caption":"cfeditoren"}}]}},"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.africa-press.net\/gambia\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/95435","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.africa-press.net\/gambia\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.africa-press.net\/gambia\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.africa-press.net\/gambia\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/84"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.africa-press.net\/gambia\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=95435"}],"version-history":[{"count":1,"href":"https:\/\/www.africa-press.net\/gambia\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/95435\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":95449,"href":"https:\/\/www.africa-press.net\/gambia\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/95435\/revisions\/95449"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.africa-press.net\/gambia\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/95434"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.africa-press.net\/gambia\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=95435"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.africa-press.net\/gambia\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=95435"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.africa-press.net\/gambia\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=95435"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}