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Text describes homosexual acts as “against nature”. According to the proposal, convicted persons may face up to 10 years of imprisonment.
Senegal's parliament has decided to impose stricter penalties for homosexual relations. In the future, longer prison terms will be threatened, and support for such acts will also become punishable.
Parliament adopted a reform which tightened the sanctions against homosexuality by increasing the number of convictions from one to five years to a range of five to ten years, in addition to higher fines.
The National Assembly of Senegal approved a legal reform that significantly tightens the penalties against same-sex relations, doubling the prison sentences and extending the fines provided for in the country's Penal Code. The new legislation raises the sentences from one to five years in prison — still in force — to a range of five to ten years in prison, in addition to increasing the fines to 10 million CFA francs (more than 15,000 euros). The…
A Dark Day for Africa: World Condemns Senegal’s New Anti-LGBTQ+ Bill - MambaOnline - LGBTQ South Africa online
Calls grow for Senegal's President Bassirou Diomaye Faye to reject a bill doubling prison sentences for LGBTQ+ people, sparking condemnation from human rights leaders around the world. The post A Dark Day for Africa: World Condemns Senegal’s New Anti-LGBTQ+ Bill appeared first on MambaOnline - LGBTQ South Africa online.
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