Iraq makes same-sex relations punishable by up to 15 years in jail
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Amendments to anti-prostitution law also enable courts to sentence trans people to three years in prisonIraq’s parliament has passed a bill making same-sex relations punishable by up to 15 years in prison, in a move condemned as an “attack on human rights”.Transgender people will also be sentenced to three years in jail under the amendments to a 1988 anti-prostitution law, which were adopted during a session attended by 170 out of 329 lawmakers on Saturday. Continue reading

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