THE GAMBIA 2016 HUMAN RIGHTS Report - U S State Department - Books - Createspace Independent Publishing Platf - 9781976346545 - March 3, 2017
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THE GAMBIA 2016 HUMAN RIGHTS Report

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THE GAMBIA 2016 HUMAN RIGHTS Report

The Gambia's constitution enumerates a full range of provisions and assurances for a multiparty democratic republic. Human rights organizations and opposition parties, however, claimed the government repeatedly took steps to restrict the democratic space. In 2011 voters reelected President Yahya Jammeh to a fourth term in a peaceful, orderly election; however, international observers considered it neither free nor fair. President Jammeh's party, the Alliance for Patriotic Reorientation and Construction (APRC), continued to dominate the political landscape, winning an overwhelming majority of national assembly seats in the parliamentary elections in 2012 and local assembly seats in local elections in 2013. Six of the seven opposition parties boycotted or otherwise did not participate in both the National Assembly and local government elections to protest government intervention and intimidation of opponents. Civilian authorities at times did not maintain effective control over the security forces. The regime responded with excessive force to peaceful public protests on April 14, April 16, and May 9. More than 70 supporters of the United Democratic Party (UDP) were arrested; several were beaten and tortured during the three protests. Thirty of the detainees were convicted on July 20 and July 21, and sentenced to three years' imprisonment. Two of the detainees died in custody.

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Released March 3, 2017
ISBN13 9781976346545
Publishers Createspace Independent Publishing Platf
Pages 34
Dimensions 152 × 229 × 2 mm   ·   58 g
Language English  

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