Senegal: Brutal Crackdown Violates LGBT People’s Rights

By Human Rights Watch

Click to expand Image Renovated Dakar Railway station inaugurated, May 2026. © 2026 Human Rights Watch Senegal’s intensifying crackdown on LGBT people is violating their rights and causing increasing fear and stigma. Fear of arrest and stigma are causing people to go into hiding, to avoid HIV testing and treatment, and deterring lawyers from representing them. The crackdown on LGBT people calls into question Senegal’s compliance with its own laws and international law, as well as the Olympic charter, given it will host the Youth Olympics Games at the end of the month.(Dakar)…

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