Harte Strafen geplant: Gesetz gegen Homosexuelle im Irak sieht bis zu 15 Jahre Haft vor

Homosexualität ist im Irak ein Tabu, doch bisher gab es kein Gesetz, das gleichgeschlechtliche Beziehungen verbietet. Deutschland und die USA rügen die Pläne scharf.

harte strafen geplant: gesetz gegen homosexuelle im irak sieht bis zu 15 jahre haft vor

Das irakische Parlament hat ein Gesetz zu homosexuellen Beziehungen verabschiedet, das Haftstrafen von bis 15 Jahren vorsieht.

Das irakische Parlament hat ein Gesetz zu homosexuellen Beziehungen verabschiedet, das Haftstrafen von bis 15 Jahren vorsieht. Die Abgeordneten stimmten am Samstag für eine Verschärfung des Anti-Prostitutionsgesetzes aus dem Jahr 1988. In einem früheren Gesetzentwurf war sogar die Todesstrafe vorgeschlagen worden. Transgender können den neuen Regelungen zufolge mit bis zu drei Jahren Haft bestraft werden.

Homosexualität ist im Irak ein Tabu, doch bisher gab es kein Gesetz, das gleichgeschlechtliche Beziehungen ausdrücklich unter Strafe stellte. Homosexuelle und Transgender sind im Irak jedoch häufig Angriffen und Diskriminierung ausgesetzt.

Die Menschenrechtsbeauftragte der Bundesregierung, Luise Amtsberg (Grüne), verurteilte die vom irakischen Parlament beschlossene Gesetzesverschärfung. „Sollte das Gesetz in Kraft treten, würden schwere Menschenrechtsverletzungen gesetzlich legitimiert“, erklärte Amtsberg in Berlin. „Die im Gesetz vorgesehenen Strafen gefährden die ohnehin vulnerabelsten Gruppen innerhalb der irakischen Gesellschaft.“

Dies widerspräche den völkerrechtlichen Verpflichtungen des Irak aus dem Internationalen Pakt über bürgerliche und politische Rechte und verletze Menschenrechte, die allen Menschen zustehen, auch queeren. Amtsberg appellierte an die Verantwortlichen im Irak, das Gesetz nicht weiter voranzutreiben. „Jede Person hat das Recht zu lieben, wen sie will.“

Deutschland werde sich gegenüber der irakischen Regierung weiter für die Würde und Menschenrechte eines jeden Einzelnen unabhängig von seinem Geschlecht und seiner sexuellen Orientierung einsetzen und Menschenrechte deutlich ansprechen.

Das US-Außenministerium zeigte sich „zutiefst besorgt“ über die Verschärfung des Gesetzes. Im Onlinedienst X erklärte Außenamtssprecher Matthew Miller, das Gesetz bedrohe die schwächsten Mitglieder der irakischen Gesellschaft und untergrabe „die Bemühungen der Regierung um wirtschaftliche und politische Reformen“.

Das Gesetz könne „dazu verwendet werden, die freie Meinungsäußerung zu unterdrücken und die Arbeit von Nichtregierungsorganisationen im gesamten Land einzuschränken“, hieß es weiter. Menschenrechtsaktivisten nannten das Gesetz den jüngsten Angriff auf die LGBT-Gemeinschaft im Irak. (AFP, KNA, Reuters)

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