Deutsche Welle news story
Senegal’s President Bassirou Diomaye Faye enacted the new law after it resoundingly cleared parliament earlier this month. It also penalizes those “promoting” or funding same-sex relations, as well as false allegations.
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 law “deeply worrying” and said it “flies in the face of the sacrosanct human rights.”
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Source : Deutsche Welle
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