Historic moment for Gambia as it adopts ATI law 4 minute read ECOWAS (Economic Community of West African States) soldiers guard the Statehouse in Banjul, The Gambia, 24 January 2017, CARL DE SOUZA/AFP via Getty Images Years of coordinated effort involving the government and CSOs such as the Gambia Press Union bears fruit as The Gambia passes Access to Information law. This statement was originally published on gpu.gm on 1 July 2021. The Gambia Press Union and the Civil Society Coalition on Access to Information welcome the passing of the Access to Information Bill 2021 by the National Assembly on Thursday, July 1, 2021. If the Bill is granted presidential assent, it will be the first time in the history of The Gambia for right of access to information to be legally recognized as a human right. Globally, over 120 countries have such legislation and The Gambia has become the last country in English-speaking West Africa to have one.