71 Men Arrested in Senegal for 'Unnatural Acts' as Crackdown Intensifies
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The prosecutor's office in Senegal, a country on the west coast of Africa, announced last Friday that 71 alleged homosexuals had been arrested and charged. During the investigation, charges against 28 men were dropped. In March, the Senegalese National Assembly passed a law doubling the maximum penalty for homosexual acts. The bill stipulates a prison sentence of five to 10 years for "acts against nature" (a term referring to same-sex relations)…
71 men arrested in Senegal for 'unnatural acts' as crackdown intensifies
Months after passing a law upping the penalties for homosexual relations, Senegal is intensifying its crackdown on same-sex relations. On Friday, the public prosecutor’s office said 71 men have been arrested and charged with “unnatural acts.”
Among them is a French national arrested in February in Dakar. The other 71 accused remain accused for "association of criminals" and "acts against nature".
Senegal intensifies crackdown on homosexuality, charges 71
In March, Senegal passed a new law doubling the penalties for homosexual relations, which are now punishable by five to ten years in jail. The post Senegal intensifies crackdown on homosexuality, charges 71 appeared first on Vanguard News.
In Senegal, 71 men were referred to the courts for "acts against nature" and "association of criminals". A new stage in the repression of LGBT+ people denounced by STOP homophobia. L的article Senegal: 71 men returned to court for homosexuality appeared first on Association STOP homophobia.
AGI - Senegal has indicted 71 men for "acts against nature," instead 28 others - always accused of alleged homosexuality - would have been released and the accusations against them withdrawn. Among them there is a French citizen - an engineer of about 30 years, resident in the Senegalese capital - arrested last February 14 in Dakar. The French newspaper Le Monde reports it. The 71 accused remain under accusation for "association to delinquere" a…
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