Senegal enacts law doubling jail time for same-sex relations
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“Senegal enacts law doubling jail time for same-sex relations”
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— Senegal, officially the Republic of Senegal, is the westernmost country in West Africa, situated along the Atlantic Ocean coast. It borders Mauritania to the north, Mali to the east, Guinea to the sou…
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“President Bassirou Diomaye Faye had formally signed into law new legislation on same-sex relations”
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— Presidential elections were held in Senegal on 24 March 2024. Incumbent president Macky Sall was ineligible to pursue a third term due to term limits in the Constitution of Senegal.
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— Bassirou Diomaye Diakhar Faye (Wolof: Basiiru Jomaay Jaxaar Fay; born 25 March 1980), commonly known mononymously as Diomaye, is a Senegalese politician and former tax official who is serving as the f…
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— Marie Khone Faye is the first wife of President Bassirou Diomaye Faye, co-wife of Absa Faye, and First Lady of Senegal.
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“'Acts against nature,' a term used to designate same-sex relations, will now be punishable by 5 to 10 years in prison, rather than 1 to 5 years as at present”
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“The same law also now carries vastly increased potential fines of 2-10 million Senegalese francs (roughly $3,500 to $17,600), compared to 100,000 to 1.5 million previously”
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“Prime Minister Ousmane Sonko said the maximum penalties would apply if the sex was with a minor”
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“The law specifies that 'acts against nature' relate to homosexuality, bisexuality, 'transsexuality,' zoophilia and necrophilia”
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“Despite the tougher penalties, the bill still classifies the offenses as 'misdemeanors' rather than crimes, contradicting one of Sonko's election pledges”
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“Those found guilty of 'promoting' or funding same-sex relationships could also face jail time of between 3 and 7 years”
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“The bill also includes potential jail sentences of 3 to 7 years for people found to have leveled baseless allegations of same-sex relations against somebody”
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“Public attention to the legislative process was heightened in February, amid a string of arrestsраг on suspicion of breaching the new laws”
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“The law includes a 10-year jail term for 'voluntary transmission of HIV'”
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“The law passed with no opposition votes and three abstentions”
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“The PATSEF party holds 130 of 165 seats in the Assembly”
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“Several African countries have laws prohibiting same-sex relations, including Uganda, Mauritania, and Somalia, which can carry the death penalty”
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“ILGA World appealed to President Diomaye Faye not to sign the law”
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“UNAIDS expressed concern that criminalization discourages HIV sufferers from seeking health services”
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