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Human Rights Watch warns of LGBTQ+ crackdown in Senegal
Original: Human Rights Watch warns of LGBTQ+ crackdown in Senegal as arrests rise
Human Rights Watch says Senegal is seeing a rising number of arrests targeting LGBTQ+ people, warning of an escalating crackdown. The rights group is calling attention to detentions and mounting pressure on sexual minorities in the country, where same-sex relations are already criminalised. The warning has drawn regional and international concern over shrinking protections for vulnerable groups in Senegal.
Why now: A major rights organisation has just publicly raised the alarm about increasing arrests, prompting coverage and debate.
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- Human Rights Watch warns of LGBTQ+ crackdown in Senegal as arrests rise · Africanews English
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