The National Human Rights Commission has said all Gambians must believe in the principles of human rights instead of just paying lip service to its ideals.
NHRC will on February 14 mark two years since its officials were sworn into office by President Adama Barrow.
And in a statement in ringing in its two years of existence, the commission said: “Our recent history is too fresh in our minds for us to have a nonchalant attitude towards human rights.
“Those who govern us (the Executive and its agents), those who are governed (the public) and those who aspire to govern us (political parties and their supporters) must believe in the principles of human rights and not just pay lip service to its ideals.
“We must condemn injustices wherever and whenever they occur and not be selective in our condemnation of human rights violations.
“We have a duty to exercise impartiality and objectivity in condemning all forms of discrimination based on religion, tribe, caste, race, gender, sex and/or social status.”
