LGBTQ+ people go into hiding in Senegal as hundreds are arrested

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  LGBTQ+ people go into hiding in Senegal as hundreds are arrested

  <p>At least 320 people detained for ‘acts against nature’ after law criminalising homosexuality toughened, HRW reports</p><p>Mass arrests, forced HIV testing and barriers to legal representation are part of an escalating crackdown against LGBTQ+ people in Senegal, according to a <a href="https://www.hrw.org/news/2026/10/12/senegal-brutal-crackdown-violates-lgbt-peoples-rights">new report</a>.</p><p>More than 320 individuals have been arrested and detained on allegations of “acts against nature” since February, <a href="https://www.hivjustice.net/cases/senegal-crackdown-on-lgbtq-people-intensifies-with-multiple-arrests/">according to HIV Justice Network</a>, an organisation quoted in the Human Rights Watch (HRW) report. Among these, at least 84 were charged with “voluntary HIV transmission”, solely on the basis of their HIV status.</p> <a href="https://www.theguardian.com/global-development/2026/oct/15/senegal-homosexuality-criminalised-anti-lgbtq-arrests-hiv-testing-human-rights-watch">Continue reading...</a>

  Thu, 15 Oct 2026 08:00:25 GMT

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