Human rights in the Gambia have been considered poor under Yahya Jammeh. In December, 2016, he lost an election to Adama Barrow, who promised to improve human rights in his country. The "Freedom in the World" report for 2018 ranked the Gambia as "partly free". LGBT activity is illegal, and punishable with life imprisonment.
See also
References
- "Gambia". Human Rights Watch. Retrieved 2017-11-02.
- "The Gambia: President Adama Barrow pledges reforms". www.aljazeera.com. Retrieved 2017-11-02.
- "Gambia, The". freedomhouse.org. Archived from the original on 2018-01-22. Retrieved 2018-01-22.
- "The Gambia passes bill imposing life sentences for some homosexual acts". The Guardian. Associated Press. 2014-09-08. ISSN 0261-3077. Retrieved 2017-11-02.
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