London - More than 70 countries have laws which criminalise homosexual relations which, in some cases, act as a licence for torture and ill-treatment, according to an Amnesty International report published yesterday. In Iran, Afghanistan, Saudi Arabia and Chechnya gay sex can lead to the death penalty.
Anti-gay laws can lead to torture
London - More than 70 countries have laws which criminalise homosexual relations which, in some cases, act as a licence for torture…
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