Human rights in the Gambia explained

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]

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Notes and References

  1. News: Gambia. Human Rights Watch. 2017-11-02. en.
  2. Web site: The Gambia: President Adama Barrow pledges reforms. www.aljazeera.com. 2017-11-02.
  3. Web site: Gambia, The. freedomhouse.org. en. 2018-01-22. 2018-01-22. https://web.archive.org/web/20180122072710/https://freedomhouse.org/report/freedom-world/2018/gambia. dead.
  4. News: The Gambia passes bill imposing life sentences for some homosexual acts. Associated Press. 2014-09-08. The Guardian. 2017-11-02. en-GB. 0261-3077.

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