Following Presidential approval, a new law is now in force in Senegal which doubles the maximum prison term for same-sex sexual acts to 10 years and introduces penalties for those accused of promoting or supporting homosexuality.
Law No. 2026-08 of March 27, 2026 amending Article 319 of Law No. 65-60 of July 21, 1965
Following Presidential approval, a new law is now in force in Senegal which doubles the maximum prison term for same-sex sexual acts to 10 years and introduces penalties for those accused of promoting or supporting homosexuality.
Senegal
Senegal criminalises same-sex sexual activity between men and between women. Sentences include a maximum penalty of five years’ imprisonment and a fine.
Senegal increases the penalty for consensual same-sex intimacy
Maximum prison term doubles from five to ten years and new offences against the ‘glorification’ and ‘financing’ of same-sex intimacy are introduced
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