by Beth Holmes | Jul 11, 2022 | Civil Rights, Gay and Lesbian, Homophobia, Human Rights, International, Politics, Power LGBT, Religion
Death by stoning is the sentence for three men convicted of ‘engaging in homosexuality’ in Nigeria, just two weeks after their arrest. The state of Bauchi in northern Nigeria is under Sharia court law. While a regular criminal court handles matters like...
by Beth Holmes | Aug 30, 2021 | Civil Rights, Homophobia, Human Rights, International, News, Politics, Religion
Stonings have been approved by a Taliban judge for gay men in Afghanistan, making many fear for their lives. When the Taliban ruled Afghanistan in the 1990s, homosexuality was a capital crime, and there were hundreds of reports of executions of gay men–although...