pAt least 320 people detained for acts against nature after law criminalising homosexuality toughened, HRW reports/ppMass arrests, forced HIV testing and barriers to legal representation are part of an escalating crackdown against LGBTQ people in Senegal, according to a a href"https://www.hrw.org/news/2026/10/12/senegal-brutal-crackdown-violates-lgbt-peoples-rights"new report/a./ppMore than 320 individuals have been arrested and detained on allegations of acts against nature since February, a href"https://www.hivjustice.net/cases/senegal-crackdown-on-lgbtq-people-intensifies-with-multiple-arrests/"according to HIV Justice Network/a, an organisation quoted in the Human Rights Watch (HRW) report. Among these, at least 84 were charged with voluntary HIV transmission, solely on the basis of their HIV status./p a href"https://www.theguardian.com/global-development/2026/oct/15/senegal-homosexuality-criminalised-anti-lgbtq-arrests-hiv-testing-human-rights-watch"/a

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