Senegal parliament doubles gay sex penalty: ‘Homosexuals will no longer breathe in this country’
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Despite the headline, they are not giving the death penalty for homosexuality.
Under the bill, the maximum sentence will be given if the act was committed with a minor. Punishment will additionally include fines from two million to 10 million CFA francs ($3,500 to $17,600), compared to 100,000 to 1.5 million CFA francs previously.
At least 32 out of Africa’s 54 countries have laws prohibiting or punishing same-sex relations, with the death penalty being imposed in Uganda, Mauritania and Somalia.
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