Court in Yemen sentences 13 people to death for homosexuality

A A court in Yemen has sentenced thirteen people to death for homosexualitya trial that took place in a province controlled by the Iran-backed Houthi rebels. Of the 16 people in the dock, three received prison sentences and another 35 people were recently arrested on similar grounds..

Although the verdict can be appealed, there are several countries in the Middle East whose laws uphold the death sentence.

According to a report published in 2022 by the Euro-Mediterranean Observatory for Human Rights, of the 350 death sentences handed down in rebel-held areas since the Houthis took over the capital in 2014, only 11 have been carried out.

Originally from the Zaydi minority, a branch of Shia Islam, The Houthis imposed strict social and religious rules, particularly for women, in the regions they controlled.

Houthi rebels are known for their repeated attacks on ships in the Red Sea and the Gulf of Aden, disrupting global maritime traffic. After nearly a decade of war against the government, they control Yemen’s most populous regionsthey do not always carry out the death penalty.

A video that has gone viral shows the alleged judge in the case listing the allegations against the defendant in court, including homosexuality, “indecent assault,” “incitement to debauchery” and “dissemination of images that violate morality.” condemn them to a public execution.

AFP

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