Which countries kill gays

IE 11 is not supported. For an optimal experience visit our site on another browser. Politics Covid U. News World Opinion Business. Share this —. Follow NBC News. By Jo Yurcaba. But it was not a capital crime. Offenders were sentenced to three years in prison until , when an interpretation of Sharia law became the basis of the penal code. This made homosexuality a crime punishable by death. The method of execution is stoning.

Not only did it ban gay marriage, but it also banned the registration of gay clubs, societies and other organizations supporting the LGBT community.

Public displays of affection between gay people is also prohibited. Anyone found guilty of homosexuality can be put in prison for up to 14 years. While this law is applied across the entire country, 12 northern states have their own laws, punishing gay men and women with death by stoning. Same-sex relations of any kind are illegal in Qatar and punishable by up to seven years in prison.

Muslims in the country may face the death penalty, based on the interpretation of Sharia, if they are engaging in extramarital sex, regardless of whether the affair is between men, women, or a man and a woman. Relations between people of the same sex — whether men or women — can be tried as capital crimes in Saudi Arabia.

Terrorism crimes are also capital offenses in Saudi Arabia. The punishment can also be flogging, but that depends on the perceived seriousness of the wrongdoing. The sentence for first-time offenders is often lashing or some prison time, while those caught more than once can be executed. Same-sex relationships are not recognized in Afghanistan. Gay men and women live in fear. The subject of homosexuality is a taboo. It's almost never talked about and it is perceived as immoral, un-Islamic, and even as a disease.

Honor killings, where relatives kill the gay man or woman to restore the family's honor, are not unheard of. They can also be executed under local Sharia law. Germany was the most recent country to ban the practice along with Brazil, Ecuador and Malta. A new EU FRA report out this week finds that six in ten are scared to hold hands in public due to the threat of harassment and attack.

And for the second year in a row, it shows that countries are moving backwards on the Rainbow Index, as existing protections are disappearing. We have every reason to worry that political complacency, increased repression and socio-economic hardship will create a perfect storm for many LGBTI people in Europe in the next few years. Free rainbow face masks are distributed during coronavirus pandemic by members of Krakow Equality Krakow, Poland on May 10th, The rule of covering the nose and mouth in public places with face masks, carves or handkerchiefs came into force from April 16th.

The order will not apply to children up to the age of two and people who are unable to cover their mouth or nose due to breathing difficulties.

Everybody in the European Union should feel safe and free to be themselves," Dalli says. Michelle Bachelet, the UN High Commissioner for Human Rights, has recognised the "increase in homophobic and transphobic rhetoric" during the pandemic. Bachelet is now calling on all member states, like the U.