Observatoire des droits humains (anglais seulement)

77 Lashes for a Gay Couple in Indonesia

(Version anglaise seulement)

par Human Rights Watch

Click to expand Image A Shariah law official uses a rattan cane to whip one of two men convicted of gay sex in Banda Aceh, Aceh province, Indonesia, January 28, 2021. © 2021 AP Photo/Riska Munawarah Authorities in Indonesia’s Aceh province publicly flogged two gay men 77 times each on Thursday after a vigilante mob raided their apartment in November, allegedly caught them having sex, and handed them over to the police. The whipping—recognized as torture under international law—was punishment under the province’s Sharia (Islamic law) regulations, which forbid same-sex conduct. The floggings…

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