Among the masses of war-weary Syrians, Afghans and Iraqis, a steady trickle of migrants from the tiny West African country of Gambia continues to arrive in Europe. Gambia is not at war, but its economy is plummeting and it is the site of some of the continent’s most severe human rights abuses.
President Yahya Jammeh periodically grabs global headlines, thanks to his bizarre claims to be able to cure HIV, Ebola and infertility. But his government rarely gets press attention for its grim human rights record.
