Niger criminalizes homosexuality with severe penalties

Niger has enacted legislation criminalizing homosexuality for the first time in its history, imposing severe penalties on offenders.

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This legislation marks a major hardening in a country where homosexuality remained a social taboo.

The measure raises international concerns regarding human rights in West Africa.

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