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Momodou
Denmark
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 Posted - 24 Sep 2009 : 14:17:16
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Fear after Jammeh's death threat
An online petition has been launched in protest at the Gambian president's threat to kill human rights workers.
President Yahya Jammeh told state TV earlier this week he would kill anybody who wanted to "destabilise" The Gambia.
"If you are affiliated with any human rights group, be rest assure that your security is not guaranteed... we are ready to kill saboteurs," he said.
The campaign by a coalition of pressure groups wants the African Union's human rights commission HQ moved from Gambia.
The Open Society Institute, its Justice Initiative and the African Court Coalition are behind the petition......
Read more at: http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/africa/8272774.stm
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