Press Release - Release All Those Detained; Repeal Abusive Anti-Gay Law
violate the country's constitution and the African Charter on Human and Peoples' Rights, which guarantee respect for the dignity of the person and the right to a fair trial, including the presumption of innocence.
, enacted in 2014, criminalizes same-sex marriage and public displays of same-sex relationships with prison sentences of up to 14 and 10 years respectively. It also punishes establishing, supporting, and participating in gay organizations with up to 10 years in prison.that the law had served to legitimize abuses against lesbian, gay, bisexual and transgender people, including extortion, arbitrary arrest, torture and other ill-treatment, and sexual violence.
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