EU condemns Gambia executions, promises urgent response

Gambia's President, Yahya Jammeh 

BRUSSELS/BANJUL (Reuters) - The European Union called on Gambia on Sunday to stop executing death row inmates and said the bloc would come up with a quick but unspecified response to executions reported last week.

Gambia President Yahya Jammeh Vows To Execute All Death Row Inmates By Mid-September

Gambian President, Yahya Jammeh

Human rights groups and foreign governments have denounced Gambian president Yahya Jammeh after he promised this week to execute every death row prisoner in Gambia by mid-September.

"All those guilty of serious crimes and are condemned will face the full force of the law," Jammeh said on Sunday, according to the Los Angeles Times.