Gay bar in touba, senegal

The raid was motivated by the opening of a new Safiyatoul Amal militia headquarters. A mainly Muslim nation known for its religious tolerance, Senegal is nonetheless more aggressive than many African states in enforcing its anti-gay law, which criminalises "unnatural acts", said.

Religious police on Sunday night arrested 10 young gay men in the holy city of Touba, Senegal, and threatened them with homosexuality charges. People and organization who can provide financial support for the arrested men should write to collectiffree gmail. Items on display include a pile of footballs (lower left) and an array of dresses on mannequins (upper left).

The items were confiscated in the same crackdown, but were not owned by the 10 gay men. I demand an investigation into every member of this so-called religious police force, and want to know what kind of illegal, rotten nd stinking things these members did, do and are planning!

That assault came less than three weeks after 10 young homosexual men in Touba were arrested by the city’s Safiyatoul Amal religious militia. Last Sunday, ten gay men were arrested during a raid in Touba, the second largest city in Senegal. For the followers of the Sufi Islamic movement of Mouridism, Touba is a holy city because it is home to the tomb of Shaikh Ahmadou Bàmba Mbàcke, the founder of Mouridism.

Nothing holy about a city were dignity and honor is lacking and failing! In September , religious police in Touba, Senegal, displayed illegal items they seized in a crackdown on objects and activities that are illegal in the holy city. The human rights organization does not have enough money to pay for his release.

From the African Human Rights Media Network. So-called relgious police is an abomination, a breach of religious tradition and honor, and is simply the enforcing of personal opinions of those who are part of this illegal force! LGBT rights activists are seeking financial help to evacuate them to a neighboring country where allies will take care of them.

The assault came three days after an attack on Aly Ndia. Touba, the second-largest city in Senegal, is considered holy by followers of Mouridism, a Sufi Islamic movement. The Safiyatoul Amal religious militia uses a network of informers to locate homosexuals and often entraps men on the Internet, a local LGBTQ rights activist said.

The nine released men are currently there, hoping they can leave the country for a location abroad where preparations have been made to receive them. Their leader must be arrested forthwith by the authorities of Senegal, and brought befor ea court of justice, if needed an international court to preserve independency!

Touba is the burial place of Shaikh Ahmadou Bàmba Mbàcke, the founder of Mouridism. At that ceremony, the police displayed people and objects they had seized in a crackdown on activities that are illegal in the holy city: 2, footballs soccer balls , 2, dresses and lingerie, 55 drums, 3, tobacco packets, 40 machetes, 4 bongos and 30 radios, along with the 10 gay men, 16 prostitutes and 18 people practicing native religions.

The local human rights organization maintains a refuge for victims of anti-LGBT persecution and violence. Correction: The original version of this article stated incorrectly that, outside Touba, Senegal does not have a law against homosexuality. (Map courtesy of AFP) Manoel, who is a volunteer journalist for the Erasing 76 Crimes and 76 Crimes en français news sites, worked with Colin Stewart, the sites’ editor/publisher, to publish articles about what had happened.

Arrests, assaults, rapes, expulsion, exile — an LGBTQ rights leader in Senegal explains his struggles against violent and hypocritical Islamic homophobia, including the rescues of victims of religious militias in the holy city of Touba. From to , his human rights association has evacuated 47 victims out of the Touba region for their safety, he said.

Notify me of new posts by email. Six of the men were released after enduring violence at the hands of the police, according to a regional human rights organization. The other four refused to do so for fear of retaliation. They also arrested 10 alleged homosexuals.

That leaves one man still behind bars. A total of euros is needed to evacuate and take care of the men according to a local activist. To win their release, the six men had to agree to be brought before their families and confess that they had practiced homosexuality in Touba.

Map courtesy of AFP Local human rights defenders today won the release of three more arrestees by paying their fines. Map of Senegal shows Touba and Dakar.