Yaya Jammeh, Zainab and two of their children have been barred from entering the U.S. for corruption and gross human rights violation charges

Mr and Mrs. Yahya Jammeh 

The United States Department of State has today announced a 'public designation' of former Gambian president Yahya Jammeh, his wife and two of his children which bars them from entering the United States.

The U.S. Secretary of State under the Foreign Operations and Related Programs Appropriation Act of 2018 is empowered, where credible information exits that foreign officials have been involved in significant corruption or a gross violation of human rights, those individuals and their immediate family members are ineligible to enter the United States.

The State Department's Notice reiterated the U.S. government's continued commitment to combating corruption, increasing respect for human rights and fundamental freedoms and promoting good governance globally. 

The Notice continued "[T]he United States stands with the government of Gambia, its people and civil society in support of the Gambia's transition towards greater transparency, accountability, and democratic governance for the benefit of all Gambians." 

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