Irak: 15 års fängelse för samkönat sex

irak: 15 års fängelse för samkönat sex

Fängelse i Bagdad, Irak. Arkivbild.

Iraks parlament har godkänt en lagändring som kriminaliserar samkönade relationer. Straffet kan bli mellan tio och femton års fängelse.

Att främja samkönade relationer bestraffas med minst sju års fängelse, och för män som med “avsikt” utger sig för att vara kvinnor är straffet mellan ett och tre års fängelse. Transpersoner kan dömas i upp till tre års fängelse, enligt lagändringen som baseras på en lag mot prostitution från 1988.

I ett tidigare utkast till ändring av lagen föreslogs dödsstraff för samkönat sex.

Homosexuella relationer är ett socialt tabu i Irak, men har hittills inte varit straffbara.

– Lagändringen angående hbtq-rättigheter är ett brott mot grundläggande mänskliga rättigheter och innebär att irakier, som redan i dag är förföljda, riskerar livet, säger Razaw Salihy på Amnesty International.

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