Liberal MP Trent Zimmerman has called the caning of two gay men in Indonesia “cruel and sickening” following the public punishment in Aceh this week. The two men were arrested after vigilantes broke into their residence, and claimed the pair were having gay sex which is against Aceh’s laws. Zimmerman said Australia should not stand […]
Tags: Aceh, caning, Derryn Hinch, Indonesia, Julie Bishop, Lashing, Trent Zimmerman
25 May 2017 /
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In Indonesia the strict Islamic province of Aceh is introducing laws that will serve a hundred lashings to citizens found to be gay or lesbian. The public lashings have been introduced in parliament and are backed strongly by the local Deputy Mayor, who is calling for harsher laws against the queer community. The Deputy Mayor […]
Tags: Aceh, Deputy Mayor, Homosexuality, Indonesia, Islamic Province, Lashing
6 Jun 2013 |
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