Indonesia: two men publicly flogged 77 times for same-sex 'offences'
Two men caned 77 times each in ‘cruel’ punishment in front of 100-strong crowd Aceh is only province of Indonesia where floggings take place, with at least 254 people flogged last year ‘No-one deserves to be brutalised and humiliated in this way’ - Usman Hamid Two men in the city of Banda Aceh in Indonesia’s Aceh province were each flogged 77 times yesterday (28 January) for alleged consensual same-sex relations, said Amnesty International Indonesia. The canings were reportedly carried out in front of a crowd of around 100 onlookers. The two men were arrested in November after loc...
Source: amnesty.org.uk