Human Rights Watch warns of LGBTQ+ crackdown in Senegal as arrests rise
Homosexuality has been criminalized in Senegal since 1965, but rights groups say hostility toward LGBTQ+ people has intensified in recent years.news In a report released Monday, Human Rights Watch warned that the government’s crackdown is fueling stigma, driving people into hiding, and discouraging access to HIV testing and treatment.
Human Rights Watch says the measures are threatening fundamental rights and putting public health at risk.
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