Amnesty accuses Gambia of brutal repression

Amnesty International has urged Gambian authorities to release dozens of political prisoners and end a “brutal crackdown” ahead of presidential elections scheduled to take place in December. In a report published on Thursday, the human rights group accuses police of beatings and arbitrary arrests of peaceful protesters and opposition politicians during demonstrations in April and […]

Amnesty International has urged Gambian authorities to release dozens of political prisoners and end a “brutal crackdown” ahead of presidential elections scheduled to take place in December.
In a report published on Thursday, the human rights group accuses police of beatings and arbitrary arrests of peaceful protesters and opposition politicians during demonstrations in April and May.
“Gambia’s elections are just six months away and yet opposition members are arrested and beaten, journalists are muzzled and civil society muted,” Alioune Tine, Amnesty International Regional Director for West and Central Africa, said in the report.