Amnesty International has pleaded with the Senegalese government to protect nine men who had been acquitted on charges of homosexuality fearing the possible homophobic attacks in the Islamic dominated West African state.
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Amnesty International begs for protection of alleged gay men
Deputy Director of the Africa Programme Veronique Aubert said the decision by the Court of Appeal in Dakar to release them after they initially received an eight-year sentence was an indication that the men were not guilty.
“These nine men were prisoners of conscience, sentenced solely on the basis of alleged sexual conduct, and should never have been jailed in the first place,” said Ms Aubert in a statement, afrol news reports.