Global Outrage After Senegal Passes Law Doubling Prison Sentences for LGBTQ+ People

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The Senegalese parliament has passed a law that tightens the penalties for homosexuality. From now on the sentence can be from a minimum of five to a maximum of ten years of imprisonment. The law was presented to parliament last month by Prime Minister Ousmane Sonko (leading a government so-called left). The measure passed with 135 votes in favour and only 3 abstentions. There were no votes against.

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In the West African state of Senegal, the parliament decided to significantly tighten criminal laws against homosexual relations. On Wednesday evening, the National Assembly passed the government's bill with 135 votes in favour and three abstentions. The amendments mainly concern the level of penalties for so-called "unnatural acts". In the future, same-sex sexual relations will be threatened by five to ten years in prison. Up to now, the penal …

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The parliament of Senegal approved by 135 votes in favour and none against raising the penalties for homosexuality to ten years. From Afro-feminist thinking we analyze the sovereignist trap of a law that pursues bodies and silences dissents.