4 accused gays whipped in Nigerian court
Source: Fox NY
LAGOS, Nigeria (AP) - Four young men were convicted of gay sex and whipped publicly as punishment Thursday in an Islamic court in northern Nigeria, a human rights activist said.
The four were among dozens caught in a wave of arrests after Nigeria strengthened its criminal penalties for homosexuality with the new Same Sex Marriage Prohibition Act in January.
The men could face further violence in prison if human rights organizations do not come up with an additional fine of 20,000 naira ($120) each meted out Thursday by a judge in Bauchi city, Dorothy Aken'Ova, convenor of the Coalition for the Defense of Sexual Rights Network, told The Associated Press. The four were sentenced to 15 strokes plus a year's imprisonment if they cannot pay their fines.
Read more: http://www.myfoxny.com/story/24901867/4-accused-gays-whipped-in-north-nigerian-court
What in the hell is going on in the world?? What year is this?
FiveGoodMen
(20,018 posts)Actually, it has broken down into separate factions...Christian, Muslim, etc.
OKNancy
(41,832 posts)Last edited Thu Mar 6, 2014, 07:13 PM - Edit history (1)
also my stomach turned reading it.
What in the world can we do? I fear it's nothing.
Bluenorthwest
(45,319 posts)no matter what they do to LGBT people, Kerry and Obama are 'concerned about the complications' but new military assistance to Nigeria is in the works, they have some religious folks killing other religious folks when they should join to kill gay folks, so the US is giving them a hand.
warrant46
(2,205 posts)Nigeria = Africa's Saudi Arabia
theHandpuppet
(19,964 posts)Notice the difference in our govt's outrage at oil-poor Uganda compared with that for Nigeria and Cameroon (or Saudi Arabia, for that matter), who have equally despicable anti-gay laws but also oil for export. The hypocrisy is disgusting.
warrant46
(2,205 posts)Seedersandleechers
(3,044 posts)the money to free these men? They should get sanctuary somewhere more civilized.
shenmue
(38,506 posts)This is evil.