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Senegal: 9 men jailed for homosexuality

Fri 9 Jan 2009 In: International News

Nine men in Senegal have been convicted of 'homosexual acts' and sentenced to eight years in prison, reports the Associated Press. One of those sentenced heads an HIV prevention organisation, working with the gay community in the primarily Muslim western African nation. The men were arrested in a raid on an apartment last month. Joel Nana, the African research and policy coordinator with the International Gay   

Credit: GayNZ.com Daily News Staff

First published: Friday, 9th January 2009 - 4:28pm

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