On World Day Against the Death Penalty, we condemn that there are 11 jurisdictions in which the death penalty is imposed or at least a possibility for private, consensual same-sex sexual activity.
At least 6 of these implement the death penalty – Iran, Northern Nigeria, Saudi Arabia, Somalia and Yemen – and the death penalty is a legal possibility in Afghanistan, Brunei, Mauritania, Pakistan, Qatar and UAE.
Nobody should face the death penalty - ever. Especially not because of who they are or who they love.
