Burundi court charges 24 for 'homosexual practices'

Anti-LGBTQ protestors in Mombasa, Kenya.

Anti-LGBTQ protestors in Mombasa, Kenya. A court in Burundi has charged 24 people with engaging in homosexual practices." PHOTO | WACHIRA MWANGI | NMG

A court in Burundi has charged 24 people for "homosexual practices" as authorities in the conservative East African nation crack down on same-sex relationships,” an anonymous judicial source told AFP on Thursday.

Burundi has criminalised homosexuality since 2009 with a prison sentence of up to two years if found guilty.