Senegal doubles maximum penalty for same-sex activity to 10 years’ jail
DAKAR, March 12 (Reuters) – Senegal’s National Assembly late on Wednesday overwhelmingly passed a bill doubling the maximum prison term for same-sex sexual acts to 10 years and criminalising any efforts to promote homosexuality.
The law – passed by 135 votes to zero, with three abstentions – fulfils a campaign promise of the government that came to power in 2024, led by President Bassirou Diomaye Faye and Prime Minister Ousmane Sonko. It now awaits Faye’s signature.
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Source: https://www.reuters.com/world/africa/senegal-lawmakers-approve-new-anti-lgbt-bill-2026-03-11/?fbclid=IwY2xjawQhWR9leHRuA2FlbQIxMQBzcnRjBmFwcF9pZBAyMjIwMzkxNzg4MjAwODkyAAEeTaOrys_EtdQ3Hm7xAxfnruA2RiHqa9sfxHVRxKiGRR6sIlehcbgEfW28Dik_aem_9p9_kNjOLaLGK8D-iRUcVQ