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A man cut off his gay son’s earlobe to mark him as an ‘abomination’
“The worst thing is they didn’t take me to hospital or give me medication. They just locked me inside a room as I tried to stop the bleeding.”
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Gambian president who wanted to ‘slit the throats’ of gays loses re-election bid
Thousands celebrated in the streets in an unprecedented display of disdain for the president’s 22 year rule.
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Gambia’s parliament bans female genital mutilation
Gambia’s parliament has passed a bill banning female genital mutilation and setting strict penalties for offenders
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Rights group calls out Gambia president for abuses
“”The climate of fear worsened over the last 12 months, with people perceived to be gay or lesbian increasingly targeted,” said Amnesty’s West Africa researcher Sabrina Mahtani.
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Host of Rubio fundraiser was foreign agent for dictator who endorses gay beheadings
Jennifer Lukawsk recently served as the registered foreign agent for Gambia, a western African regime known for its human rights abuses, including repeated threats to behead gay people.
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Obama administration: Gambia president’s anti-gay threats ‘unconscionable’
U.S. National Security Adviser Susan Rice condemned on Saturday the president of Gambia’s pledge to slit the throats of gay men in his country as “unconscionable.”
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Gambia’s president threatens to slit the throats of gay men
Jammeh is one of Africa’s most vocal anti-gay leaders and has previously threatened to behead sexual minorities found in his country.
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U.S. drops Gambia from trade agreement in response to anti-LGBT crackdown
The decision to drop Gambia from special trade status under the African Growth and Opportunity Act of 2000 came amid news that three Gambian men had been arrested and accused of homosexuality.
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Gambia leader approves harsh anti-gay law that includes lifetime prison sentences
DAKAR, Senegal — The president of Gambia has signed a bill into law that calls for life imprisonment for some homosexual acts, the latest African country to codify harsh penalties for the gay community.
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Gambia passes bill imposing life in prison for some homosexual acts
ABIDJAN, Ivory Coast A Gambian lawmaker says the National Assembly has passed a bill imposing life imprisonment for some homosexual acts. Minority leader Samba Jallow said Monday the bill brings life sentences for “aggravated homosexuality.” A draft bill seen by The Associated Press contains language identical to a controversial anti-gay bill signed i…