Tag: JAMRA
In Senegal, justice for LGBTI people is a long way off
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Orlando (pseudonym) is a founding member of the Associati [...]
Senegal: LGBTI activists sue in France to punish anti-gay group JAMRA
Three LGBTI rights groups are suing Senegal's extreme Islamist organization JAMRA in a French court, seeking to hold the organization accountable for [...]
I, Issa, transgender person from Senegal
Transgender Senegalese stylist Issa Diatta tells about his struggle to live true to his gender identity, first in Senegal and now while adjusting to h [...]
Senegal imprisons 3 men for gay-bashing
Three young men who beat up suspected homosexuals on July 28 have been sentenced to prison in Senegal. The country's homophobes aren't happy about it. [...]
Silence = failure when Senegal’s LGBT community is attacked
This fall, Senegal learned that its human rights defenders lacked the courage to defend sexual minorities against human rights abuses.
From [...]
Senegal: Activists pledge to confront Islamist homophobia
LGBT rights activists in Senegal are speaking out against violently homophobic Islamists even as they work to help the victims of that homophobia. A t [...]
Senegal: Arrest of 2 homosexuals at Great Mosque of Dakar
Two suspected homosexuals were arrested Nov. 23 in the area of the Grand Mosque of Dakar, Senegal.
From the African Human Rights Media Netw [...]
Senegal: Anti-gay zealots target 25 arrested men, 4 teenage girls
Senegal has intensified its repression of LGBTQ+ people amid escalating anti-gay propaganda and political pressure from the strict Islamist organizat [...]
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