Senegal enacts law doubling jail time for same-sex relations

Government

Senegal 's official journal on Tuesday showed that President Bassirou Diomaye Faye had formally signed into law new legislation on same-sex relations that have proved contentious abroad despite broad political support within the majority Muslim country's parliament.  Several human rights groups had voiced concerns about the bill, including warning that it would dissuade people at risk from illnesses like HIV/AIDS from seeking help.  UN High Commissioner for Human Rights Volker Türk called the

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