Senegal: Five women charged under anti-gay law to spend up to five years in prison
A prosecutor in Senegal has said that five women arrested earlier this week accused of violating the country’s anti-gay law have now been charged, and are due to spend up to five years in prison.
Mamadou Thiam confirmed the charges late Wednesday, two days after the women were arrested early Monday morning at a piano bar in the Yoff district of Dakar.
The suspects included 31-year-old Sene Dieng, an assistant director of Women’s Smile, the only group in Senegal to advocate for lesbians’ rights.
Ndeye Kebe, the group’s president, said Thursday the women had not yet found a lawyer.
Same-sex relationships are banned in Senegal and the maximum custodial sentence is five years imprisonment.
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