VIH et homosexualité : ce que révèle l'affaire Pape Cheikh Diallo et Cie
In an interview with L'Observateur, clinical psychologist Serigne Mor Mbaye paints an alarming picture of the social climate in Senegal, marked, according to him, by a rise in violence, moral tensions, and sensitive debates surrounding homosexuality, HIV, and pedophilia, particularly in the case of Pape Cheikh Diallo and others. The specialist echoes the position of Prime Minister Ousmane Sonko, who criticizes the disclosure of the serological status of people infected with HIV, arguing that this media exposure is profoundly counterproductive.
He explains: “What we are witnessing today brings us back to an atmosphere of anxiety, rife with violence, because the crowd is demanding violence. Our conscience also demands justice, in the name of those who have been infected without their knowledge. But if we want to achieve our goals of justice, we must first understand that the more we create this climate of anxiety, the less we will achieve our objectives. We must now let justice and the experts do their work.”
Serigne Mor Mbaye emphasizes the health consequences of such a lynching: “Disclosure solves no problems; it creates a climate of fear and injustice. Those affected might go into hiding, try to disappear, and we would no longer achieve our public health objectives. It is to the justice system that we must be held accountable, not to the mob, because mobs are often irrational.”
The interviewee for the Groupe Futurs Médias newspaper concluded firmly: "We need to return to a more reasoned approach and not throw people to the wolves. That's not how you solve a societal problem."
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