WorldCampaigners warn of rising anti-LGBTQ+ laws across west Africa
Activists say a growing number of west African countries are introducing or tightening laws targeting LGBTQ+ people. They link the trend to domestic political pressures and a wider global backlash against LGBTQ+ rights. Senegal doubled the maximum prison term for gay sex to 10 years in March and criminalised the “promotion” of homosexuality. Niger criminalised same-sex relations in February, marking the first time such intimacy had been outlawed there.
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Campaigners warn of rising anti-LGBTQ+ laws across west Africa
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