Senegal’s LGBTQIA+ crackdown raises questions ahead of youth Olympics

Key points

• A Human Rights Watch investigation has documented mass arrests, forced HIV testing and growing fear among LGBTQ+ people in Senegal. Human Rights Watch said detainees were tested for HIV without informed consent, and some results were used to pursue criminal charges.
• Lawyers reported difficulty defending people accused of same-sex conduct.
• The International Olympic Committee says it is working with Senegalese authorities to uphold the Olympic Charter, but it has no power to change the country's laws.