Gambia's President Yahya Jammeh has placed a moratorium on the execution of the remaining 38 prisoners on death row in the west African state following appeals from regional leaders.
Gambia announced last month it had executed nine prisoners, prompting global condemnation and calls for sanctions on Jammeh over his plan to clear the country's death row of about 47 prisoners by mid-September.
Jammeh, who seized power in a 1994 coup, has long faced criticism over his human rights record.
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