ahya Jammeh has ruled the country with an iron fist since 1994 and seeks to run for a fifth term in office (Reuters)
Gambias Präsident Yahya JammehHe was detained three opposition party members after a limited demonstration near the capital Banjul on Thursday, where they demanded the electoral reforms and the protection of freedom of expression in the small West African country.
The campaign continued on Saturday when security forces arrested, including prominent members of the opposition United Democratic Party leader Oosaino Darboe which police raided his home.
Were not disclosed My other two members of the party, which was announced in a statement on Sunday that the three members who died while in detention.
And he called on the US State Department spokesman John Kirby government in Gambia “to respect its international obligations … including the right to peaceful assembly.”
UN Commissioner for Human Rights Zeid Ra’ad Al-Hussein said that the death of the political leader of the Sulu Sanding violent campaign Tteward Onbaaha on peaceful anti-government protests Tbosan of deep concern and must be investigated.
Hussein added that the death Sanding made the focus is on “disturbing the prevailing pre-election atmosphere in the Gambia, with the frequency of reports on the repression of peaceful demonstrations violently and arrested many of the protesters and opponents and ill-treatment.”
President Yahya Jammeh, who has ruled the smallest African nation and came to power in a military coup in 1994, said in February that he intends to run for a fifth term elections taking place in December / December next.
Source: agencies
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