Stoning & Crucifixion: Yemeni Houthis Sentence 9 to Death for Homosexuality

The Houthi rebel group, the Islamist political and military organization that controls large parts of Yemen including the capital Sana’’a, has sentenced nine men to death, including by the horrific punishments of stoning and crucifixion, on dubious charges of homosexuality. This is the latest in a series of mass trials and harsh punishments targeting the LGBT community in Houthi-controlled territories - just two months after the group sentenced 13 other men to death for being gay. According to Niku Jafarnia, the Yemen and Bahrain researcher for Human Rights Watch, "The Houthis are handing down death sentences and subjecting men to public mistreatment without a semblance of due process. The Houthis are using these cruel measures to distract from their failure to govern and provide people in their territories with basic needs." HRW's review found serious violations of Yemeni due process, including police failing to provide arrest warrants and unlawfully confiscating the men's phones, underscoring the Houthis' "abhorrent disregard for the rule of law" as they ruthlessly crack down on LGBT individuals in areas under their brutal control.

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