Africa - Voice of America: Pressure Mounts on Gambia to Stop Executions

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Pressure Mounts on Gambia to Stop Executions Aug 29th 2012, 13:32 Gambia is coming under more pressure to halt all executions, as fears rise the government could kill dozens of prisoners in coming weeks. Rights group Amnesty International says Gambian President Yahya Jammeh must retract a threat to execute all death row inmates in his country, and instead place an immediate moratorium on further executions. Late Tuesday, the U.S. State Department also called for an immediate halt and said it is "greatly concerned" by Gambia's execution of ... Media files: 5DF1E6F6-D301-44F0-B799-D2EC9BBC8575_cx0_cy2_cw0_w800_r1.jpg (image/jpeg, 0 MB)

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