Sunday, January 12, 2014
Human rights activists urge Iran president to end persecution of gays
[JURIST] Human rights activists from various international organizations in late December called on Iranian President Hassan Rouhani [BBC profile] to end the country's persecution of LGBT Iranians in a letter citing various attacks and rights violations. The signatories of the letter, from Human Rights Watch, Amnesty International, the International Gay and Lesbian Human Rights Commission and the Iranian Queer Organization [advocacy websites], criticized Iran for its Islamic Penal Code [text] which includes penalties ranging from 100 lashes for consensual sex...
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