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Content Type(s): Insight
Topic(s): Anti-LGBTIQ Crackdown
Region(s): Senegal
… to LGBTQ People in Senegal: Legal Reform, Moral Panic, and the Devastating Consequences to Public Health and Human Rights. Submitted by jjohnson on Tue, 03/17/2026 - 18:14 Anti-LGBTIQ … In May 2025, an Islamic coalition of anti-gender groups, And Samm Jikko Yi, organized public anti-homosexuality protests in the nation’s capital of Dakar. At that time, government … religious and faith leaders, and intended to introduce stringent penalties in response to the public call for further criminalization of homosexual conduct. Recent Arrests and Public …
Content Type(s): Press Release
Topic(s): Anti-LGBTIQ Crackdown
Region(s): Senegal
… Senegal's New Anti-LGBTQ Law Criminalizes Support, Silences Dissent, and Threatens Public Health Gains Submitted by jjohnson on Thu, 03/12/2026 - 17:54 Senegal's parliament passed … bisexuality, and transsexuality, marking the first time that Senegal has outlawed expressing public support for a marginalized group of people. The law's explicit prohibition of … is not a safeguard; it is a gag order that cuts people off from information, threatens public health, and silences civil society. History shows that when governments begin by targeting …