Tag: JAMRA

In Senegal, justice for LGBTI people is a long way off

In Senegal, justice for LGBTI people is a long way off

To get email notices of new articles, subscribe for free in the box at right. Orlando (pseudonym) is a founding member of the Associati [...]
Senegal: LGBTI activists sue in France to punish anti-gay group JAMRA

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

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

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

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

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

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: 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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