胡塞武裝在也門以同性戀罪名公開處決9名男子

In a recent shocking report, Amnesty International exposed the harsh sentences handed down to homosexuals by the Houthi armed forces in Yemen, in a case that once again highlights that country's gross violations of human rights. A Houthi court in Damar, Yemen, reportedly sentenced nine people to death for homosexuality, seven of whom will be stoned to death and two of whom will be crucified.

此外，同一法庭還以同性戀、”散佈不道德行為”和”不道德行為”等罪名，判處另外23名男子6個月至10年不等的監禁。伊布市的第二個法院則以”傳播同性戀”罪名，判處13名學生死刑，並命令對另外3名學生進行鞭打。

這些判決引起了國際社會的廣泛關注和譴責。國際特赦組織的危機證據實驗室分析了社交媒體上的視頻，顯示至少有兩人在公共場合被鞭打，胡塞武裝官員也在場。國際特赦組織區域副代表格拉齊亞·卡雷西亞表示，這些行為是旨在民眾中散播恐懼的可怕公共場面，令人深感痛心。

Carrerasia emphasized that the death penalty is the most cruel, inhuman and degrading punishment and that its use, regardless of the method of execution, is abhorrent and should be condemned by the international community. She also pointed out that public flogging violated the absolute prohibition of torture and other ill-treatment under international law and was a cruel and inhuman punishment.

The Houthis, a tribe in northern Yemen belonging to the Zaidi minority, have been engaged in a long-running conflict with a pro-government coalition led by its northern neighbor, Saudi Arabia, since 2015 that has left hundreds of thousands dead. Since occupying the capital Sanaa in 2014, the Houthis have sentenced 350 people to death for a variety of offenses, including recent convictions for homosexuality.

Amnesty International has called on the Yemeni government to meet its obligations under the International Covenant on Civil and Political Rights (ICCPR) by repealing laws that criminalize same-sex intimacy or condone discrimination on the basis of sexual orientation, gender identity and gender expression. This incident once again highlights the importance of the ongoing struggle to protect the rights of the LGBTQ+ community on a global scale.