Ousmane Sonko Proposes Doubling Prison Sentence for Homosexuality

Senegal Prime Minister Ousmane Sonko introduced a bill to the National Assembly to double the maximum prison sentence for homosexuality to ten years.Supported by the ruling PASTEF party, the proposal targets individuals who perform or apologize for same-sex acts and follows the recent arrests of twelve people.While human rights organizations condemned the legislation as a violation of freedoms, various religious groups demonstrated in support of the stricter penalties.