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FILE: Under existing law, homosexual acts may be punishable by between a year and five years in prison along with fines ranging from 152 to 2,286 euros ($170 to $2,580). Picture: Pixabay.com

Lgbti rights

Bid to toughen anti-gay laws fails in Senegal

By AFP

Under existing law in the West African country, homosexuality is already punishable by up to five years in jail.

  • Picture: Pixabay.com

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