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Sierra Leone: Communicating the state of human rights in the Gambia

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Press conference in Sierra Leone to highlight the human rights issues in Gambia ©Amnesty International

Amnesty International’s section Sierra Leone held a press conference at the section’s office to inform journalists of the gross human rights violations and the state of terror in Gambia. The press conference was attended by journalists of both the print and electronic media.

The agenda for the conference included: welcome and background information about the state of human rights in Gambia, a press statement and questions and answers session. The following press houses and TV stations attended: Awoko, New Vision, Exclusive, Premier News, Spark, Spectator, Journalists for Human rights, Radio Democracy 98.1, Premier Tok Radio, Sierra Leone Broadcasting Station TV, ABC TV and Bible Broadcasting Network Radio.

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