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His last electoral victory was in 2011. Before the elections, Jammeh had claimed that "Peace and stability should never be endangered on the altar of so-called democracy", 16 and stated that "there is no way in which I may lose, unless all the people in The Gambia have gone crazy, "and stated that repressed journalists represented only 1% of the population, and that they could not speak for. | His last electoral victory was in 2011. Before the elections, Jammeh had claimed that "Peace and stability should never be endangered on the altar of so-called democracy", 16 and stated that "there is no way in which I may lose, unless all the people in The Gambia have gone crazy, "and stated that repressed journalists represented only 1% of the population, and that they could not speak for. | ||
In February 2012, Jammeh insisted that gay rights cannot be considered human rights; and in April of that same year, he threatened homosexuals who visit his country will make them "regret being born." | |||
Jammeh said the country would respect all religious freedom without restrictions, banned child marriages and female genital mutilation in the country. | Jammeh said the country would respect all religious freedom without restrictions, banned child marriages and female genital mutilation in the country. | ||