,,iii  #aag? ,,congress  #a/ ,session   
,s4 ,,res4 #def  ,,9 ,,! ,,s5ate ,,( ,,!
 ,,unit$ ,,/ates  ,novemb] #ah1         
#bjba,mr4 ,durb9 7= himself1 ,mr4 ,ris*1
 ,mr4 ,leahy1 ,mr4 ,coons1 ,mr4 ,r\nds1 
,mr4 ,boozman1 & ,mr4 ,c>d97 submitt$ ! 
foll[+ resolution2 :i* 0 ref]r$ to !    
,committee on ,=eign ,relations         
,,resolution  ,express+ support = a     
free1 fair1 & peaceful ,decemb] #d1     
#bjba1 election 9 ,! ,gambia4  ,:]eas1 9
 #aife1 ,! ,gambia became indep5d5t f   
,great ,brita92 ,:]eas1 9 #aigj1 ,!     
,gambia became a republic foll[+ a      
public ref]5dum1 & ,dawda ,jaw>a 0      
elect$ presid5t & subsequ5tly reelect$  
an additional five times2 ,:]eas1 f     
#aigj to #aiid1 ,! ,gambia 0 "o (       
,africa's longe/ runn+ democracies &    
home to ! cont95t's human rights body1 !
 ,african ,commission on ,human & ,p's  
,rights2 ,:]eas1 9 #aiid1 ,presid5t     
,jaw>a 0 =cibly remov$ f (fice 9 a c\p  
by ! ,arm$ ,=ces ,provisional ,rul+     
,c\ncil 7,,afprc71 l$ by ,lieut5ant     

,yahya ,jammeh2 ,:]eas1 aft] two ye>s ( 
direct ,,afprc rule t 0 heavily         
criticiz$ by ! int]national community1 a
 flaw$ con/itutional re=m process       
occurr$ & ,! ,gambia s*$ul$ a new       
presid5tial election2 ,:]eas1 9 ! lead  
up to ! ,septemb] #aiif presid5tial     
election1 ! ,jammeh milit>y gov]nm5t    
outlaw$ ! c\ntry's ma9 opposition       
p>ties1 re/rict$ m$ia fre$om1 prohibit$ 
meet+s betwe5 rival c&idates & =eign    
diplomats1 & us$ soldi]s to attack      
opposition rallies2 ,:]eas ,jammeh won !
 #aiif presid5tial election 9 a process 
widely reg>d$ z flaw$ by int]national   
obs]v]s2 ,:]eas ,presid5t ,jammeh won   
reelection 9 #bjja1 #bjjf1 & #bjaa 9    
electoral processes m>r$ by political   
repression1 intimidation1 & te*nical    
flaws2 ,:]eas ,jammeh's presid5cy saw   
t>get$ viol5ce & widespread gross human 
rights violations1 p>ticul>ly aga9/     
memb]s ( ! m$ia1 includ+ ! murd] (      
editor ,deyda ,hyd>a & ! disappe>ance ( 
j\rnali/ ,ebrima ,manneh2 ,:]eas        

,presid5t ,jammeh p]sonally ord]$ !     
kidnapp+ & torture ( individuals he     
accus$ ( wit*craft & ?reat5$ o!rs ov] _!
 sexual ori5tation2 ,:]eas ?\s&s (      
,gambians fl$ into exile out ( conc]n = 
_! safety1 becom+ refugees 9 ,africa at 
l>ge & else:]e2 ,:]eas ! ,jammeh        
gov]nm5t's human rights record 0 widely 
criticiz$ by regional & int]national    
human rights gr\ps1 z well z ! ,unit$   
,/ates1 ,european ,union1 & memb]s ( !  
,unit$ ,/ates ,s5ate2 ,:]eas1 9 ,decemb]
 #bjaf1 opposition gr& coalition c&idate
 ,adama ,b>r[1 :o campaign$ on ! promise
 ( electoral & con/itutional re=m1 won  
an upset election victory aga9/         
,presid5t ,jammeh2 ,:]eas1 imm$iately   
aft] ! #bjaf election1 ,jammeh publicly 
accept$ ! defeat1 b !n lat] reject$ !   
results & refus$ to dep>t ! presid5cy2  
,:]eas ,jammeh's refusal to accept      
defeat 0 widely condemn$1 ) ! ,african  
,union refus+ to recognize him z        
presid5t & ! ,economic ,community ( ,we/
 ,african ,/ates deploy+ an int]national

 int]v5tion =ce to ,! ,gambia2 ,:]eas1  
on ,janu>y #ai1 #bjag1 ,b>r[ 0 sworn 9 z
 presid5t at ! ,gambian ,embassy 9      
,s5egal2 ,:]eas1 on ,janu>y #bj1 #bjag1 
,jammeh & 8 family dep>t$ ,! ,gambia1   
report$ly /eal+ m ?an #a1jjj1jjj1jjj f  
/ate c(f]s1 ev5tually to appe> 9        
,equatorial ,gu9ea1 :]e he rema9s 9     
political exile ) impunity2 ,:]eas      
,presid5t ,b>r[ initially agre$ to limit
 8 t]m to a ?ree-ye> transition end+ on 
,janu>y #ai1 #bjbj1 b lat] /at$ 8 int5t 
to s]ve ! full five-ye> con/itutional   
t]m2 ,:]eas ! ,gambian ,tru?1           
,reconciliation1 & ,rep>ations          
,commission 7,,trrc7 0 e/abli%$ by an   
act ( ! ,gambian ,p>liam5t to exam9e    
abuses committ$ dur+ ! ,jammeh era &    
make recomm5dations z to :om to hold    
acc\ntable2 ,:]eas m ?an #cgj victims & 
=m] gov]nm5t (ficials te/ifi$ at widely 
view$ ,,trrc he>+s t docum5t$ widespread
 human rights abuses2 ,:]eas ! ,,trrc's 
anticipat$ ,septemb] #bjba f9al report  
submission to ,presid5t ,b>r[ 0 delay$2 

& ,:]eas ,! ,gambia w hold ! fir/       
po/-,jammeh era presid5tial election on 
,decemb] #d1 #bjba1 :i* w include six   
presid5tial c&idates3 ,n[1 !re=e1 be x  
,t ! ,s5ate-- 7#a7 congratulates !      
,gambian p on ! successful #bjaf        
presid5tial election2  7#b7 supports !  
c\rage\s & necess>y "w ( ! ,tru?1       
,reconciliation1 & ,rep>ations          
,commission to br+ acc\ntability1 heal+1
 & reconciliation to ! nation2  7#c7    
calls on all p>ties & presid5tial       
c&idates to p>ticipate 9 a free1 fair1  
cr$ible1 & peaceful ,decemb] #d1 #bjba1 
presid5tial election 9 ,! ,gambia2 &    
7#d7 expresses ! support ( ! ,am]ican p 
9 ,! ,gambia's cont9u$ & notewor?y      
democratic pa? =w>d4