Gambia- A Human Rights Disaster Zone

President Yahya Jammeh of The Gambia has declared war on homosexuals:

He promised "stricter laws than Iran" on homosexuality and said he would "cut off the head" of any gay person found in The Gambia. This comes at a time when the country is set to be the host nation of the African Commission on Human and People's Rights. http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/world/africa/7416536.stm

As a devout muslim, and as someone trying to hold on to power in a developing nation, Mr. Jammeh is using scapegoating means in an attempt to show his strength as a leader...it is through these means however, that he is showing himself to be unfit to be in the presidential position.

Throughout history "leaders" have used fear as a way to further marginalize the already marginalized, have created genocidal campaigns to do away with the "enemies within", and have appealed to the lowest common denominators within their countries to further their causes. History repeats too often and we are not learning from our mistakes. National leaders have a responsibility to treat every individual within their countries with respect and dignity regardless of how they may feel about their religions, lifestyles, etc. Mr. Jammeh is really just a coward who cannot face his own inabilities, and in turn masks them by bullying the weak.

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