Human Rights Dispatch Mar 13, 2026 HRF Letter to Doja Cat, Angola Cracks Down on NGOs, Senegal Escalates Criminalization of LGBTQ+ Individuals, and more. HRF condemns the parliament of Senegal’s unanimous approval of draconian legislation that doubles the maximum prison sentence for those convicted of same-sex relations, for a total of up to 10 years. This marks an alarming escalation in the criminalization of LGBTQ+ individuals and rights advocacy, while Senegalese officials have failed to enact reforms of other repressive laws used to stifle dissent.
Human Rights Dispatch Feb 13, 2026 Senegalese police assault public university, Tanzanian opposition leader trial delayed and conviction of Kwok Yin-sang. HRF condemns the prolonged delays in the Tanzanian regime’s show trial of arbitrarily detained opposition leader Tundu Lissu, and the restrictive detention conditions imposed on him nearly 10 months after he was arrested for calling for democratic reforms. HRF joins calls to unconditionally #FreeTunduLissu.
Press Release Mar 6, 2024 HRF asks UNWGAD to rule on Senegal’s arbitrary detention of Aliou Sané and Bassirou Diomaye Faye Last week, the Human Rights Foundation (HRF) submitted a petition to the United Nations Working Group on Arbitrary Detention (UNWGAD) on behalf of Bassirou Diomaye Diakahar Faye and Aliou Sané.
Blog Post Jul 19, 2023 HRF Brings UN Attention to Rights Abuses in Congo, Malaysia, and Senegal Last week, the Human Rights Foundation (HRF) submitted contributions to the United Nations (UN) Human Rights Council’s Universal Periodic Review (UPR) regarding the Republic of the Congo, Malaysia, and Senegal.
