9 in Senegal to Be Jailed for 8 Years
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9 in Senegal to Be Jailed for 8 Years
New York Times United States
The men were arrested on Dec. 19 at the home of Diadji Diouf a prominent gay activist who works with AIDS organizations to prevent the spread of the disease in the largely clandestine gay community in Senegal according to Jöel Nana a program associate for the International Gay and Lesbian Human Rights Commission. Diouf who was among those arrested and sentenced runs an organization that provides condoms and counseling to gay men in Senegal a largely Muslim country that has become increasingly intolerant of homosexuality in recent years despite its reputation for liberalism and openness.
World briefs: Europe hoping Russian oil to flow again
Newsday NY
Navy said yesterday. The mission expected to begin operations next week appears more of an attempt to sharpen the military focus against piracy rather than a signal of expanded offensives across one of the world’s most crucial shipping lanes. Nine men have been convicted of homosexual acts in Senegal and sentenced to 8 years in prison their lawyer and a gay rights group said yesterday. Diadji Diouf who heads an organization that provides HIV-prevention services to gay men in Senegal and the others were arrested last month in a raid on Diouf’s apartment. The arrests came just weeks after Senegal hosted an international AIDS conference that included gay lesbian bisexual and transgender participants. Senegal a primarily Muslim nation in West Africa is one of 38 countries on the continent that criminalize homosexual acts. Migrant workers in China were hurrying to get home yesterday before the Lunar New Year festival a holiday that triggers one of the world’s biggest annual migrations of humans.
Senegal: Free AIDS Activists
Human Rights Watch (press release)
utreach workers and people seeking HIV prevention or treatment should not have to worry about police persecution. Senegal should drop these charges and repeal its sodomy law. Scott Long director of Human Rights Watch's lesbian gay bisexual and transgender rights programther Material:.
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WRLD IN BRIEF: Indonesians flee quake
Atlanta Journal Constitution USA
Senegal jails 9 for homosexualityNine men including a prominent activist have been convicted of homosexual acts and sentenced to eight years in prison in the West African nation of Senegal. Diadji Diouf who heads an organization that provides HIV prevention services to gay men in the country and the others were arrested last month in a raid on Diouf’s apartment a lawyer said. The arrests came just weeks after Senegal hosted an international AIDS conference that included gay lesbian bisexual and transgender participants. The primarily Muslim nation is one of 38 countries on the continent that criminalize homosexual acts. Chinese activist gets 6 years’ jailA 65-year-old democracy activist who tried to set up an opposition party in China has been sentenced to six years in jail Chinese Human Rights Defenders said Thursday. A court in Hangzhou a prosperous city in eastern Zhejiang province sentenced Wang Rongqing on Wednesday on charges of subverting state power for organizing the banned China Democracy Party.
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