Senegal PM Slams West’s ‘Homosexual Tyranny’, Defends LGBTQ Crackdown
Ousmane Sonko said the law protects Senegal’s moral values and urged courts to apply it fully after dozens of arrests.
- On Friday, Senegalese Prime Minister Ousmane Sonko condemned Western "tyranny" in wanting to "impose" homosexuality, rejecting any moratorium on enforcement of newly toughened anti-LGBTQ laws.
- The legislation, which came into effect in late March, increases prison sentences for "acts against nature" from five to 10 years and criminalizes the financing of same-sex relationships.
- United Nations Human Rights chief Volker Turk previously urged President Bassirou Diomaye Faye not to enact the law, describing it as "deeply worrying" and warning it restricts freedom of expression.
- Rejecting calls for a "moratorium" from around 30 personalities in a Liberation editorial, Sonko claimed the West "wants to impose its diktat," asserting that Asian, African, and Arab nations do not criticize Senegal.
- Dozens of arrests have occurred under the legislation, reflecting broader African trends where 65 countries criminalize same-sex relations; Human Rights Watch called for repeal following the February arrest of 12 males in Dakar.
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In Senegal, the tone is getting stronger on the issue of homosexuality. Prime Minister Ousmane Sonko denounced, Friday 22 May, in front of the deputies, what he considers to be a pressure from the West to have homosexuality accepted in the rest of the world, reports Le Figaro. The head of the Senegalese government has rejected any idea of a moratorium on the application of the new law tightening sanctions against homosexual relations. Adopted at…
The Senegalese Prime Minister was caught on 22 May at the "tyranny" of the West, a few weeks after the adoption of a law tightening the penalties against homosexual relations in the country.
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Modern GhanaSenegal PM says tyrannical West wants to 'impose' homosexuality
Senegalese Prime Minister Ousmane Sonko on Friday condemned Western "tyranny" in wanting to "impose" homosexuality, and rejected any attempt to stop the application of a new law toughening sentences for same-sex relations.
Ousmane Sonko was in front of the deputies this Friday, 22 May, to answer questions of the day. Since the arrival in power of Pastef, this is the fifth time that the Prime Minister has submitted to this exercise of democratic control. An opportunity to defend the decisions of the government, and in particular this recent law that tightens the prison sentences for homosexual relations.
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