Iran mt immediately stay the executns of two women sentenced to ath for supportg the human rights of lbian, gay, bisexual, trans and genr-diverse (LGBT) people, a large group of UN-appoted pennt human rights experts said on Wednday. |
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THE DEATH PENALTY FOR BEING GAY?
Global outcry over Meveni’s assent to dranian new anti-gay law, nmned as a ‘permissn slip for hate and humanisatn’ * lgbt death penalty *
In 2022, ILGA Asia, the Internatnal Commissn of Jurists (ICJ) and five other anisatns nmned the e of vlence agast LGBTQ+ people a statement issued to mark Internatnal Day Agast Homophobia, Biphobia and Transphobia (IDAHOBIT).
* lgbt death penalty *
Two gay men were executed Iran January 2022. There was wispread uproar January 2022 when a human rights work said that two gay men had been executed Iran after spendg six years on ath row.
In July 2022, another gay man was executed Iran unr a “sodomy” charge, acrdg to human rights groups.