Two men in Banda Aceh were flogged 77 times each on Thursday 28 January for allegedly partaking in consensual same-sex relations, said Amnesty International Indonesia today. Aceh’s brutal public canings, often in front of large crowds, have continued unabated during the COVID-19 pandemic. “Flogging constitutes cruel, inhuman and degrading treatment and can amount to torture. …
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