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Senegal court jails man for six years in first conviction under new anti-LGBTQ+ law
A 24-year-old man was sentenced to 6 years and fined 2 million CFA francs after the law doubled penalties for same-sex acts.
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Senegal court jails man for six years in first conviction under new anti-LGBTQ+ law
The ruling follows recent changes to legislation signed into law by President Bassirou Diomaye Faye after approval by the National Assembly The post Senegal court jails man for six years in first conviction under new anti-LGBTQ+ law appeared first on Attitude.
Senegal's First Conviction Under New Anti-LGBTQ+ Law
Senegal flag (Image: Getty Images) A court in Senegal has handed down the first conviction after the country’s newly toughened anti-LGBTQ+ law criminalising same-sex acts, sentencing a 24-year-old man to six years in prison and a $3,300 fine. The case is an early sign of how quickly the harsher penalties are being enforced. On 10 April, the man was convicted in Pikine-Guédiawaye, a suburb of Dakar, for “acts against nature and public indecency”,…
A court in Dakar, the capital of Senegal, sentenced a 24-year-old man to six years in prison and fined him CFA 2 million (approximately $3,300) for committing "acts against nature and public indecency." This is the first conviction under the law banning sodomy, which was introduced in February 2026. The law, passed in February 2026, prohibits "acts against nature and public indecency," which includes homosexual acts, bestiality, and other seriou…
On Thursday, France said it was "concerned" by the "hardening of the penalties for LGBT+ people" in Senegal, which adopted in March a law doubling the penalties for homosexual relations and carried out a first conviction last week. "France expresses its concern about the tightening of the penalties for LGBT+ people in Senegal and the creation of new crimes of apology or financing the promotion of homosexuality," said Quai d'Orsay spokesman Pasca…
Senegal’s New Anti-LGBTQ+ Law Claims First Victim
A young man has become the first person sentenced under Senegal’s newly enacted anti-LGBTQ+ law, raising serious human rights concerns. The post Senegal’s New Anti-LGBTQ+ Law Claims First Victim appeared first on MambaOnline - LGBTQ South Africa online.
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