8. Mauritania
It’s not that better for lesbian, gay, bisexual and transgender people in Mauritania as well. Men caught in same-sex acts face stoning to death, whereas women face jail sentences. Mauritania has other problems as well, but at least the persecution of LGBT persons seems to be losing its momentum. There are no recent records of death sentences being carried out, but that doesn’t mean that hasn’t happened; especially in rural areas where the law is often taken into the hands of the local populace. And, the local populace in Mauritania’s backlands isn’t exactly the most enlightened, shall we say.
