Houthi court sentences 13 people to death for homosexuality in Yemen
Reports indicate a court in Yemen has sentenced to death 13 people who had been charged with homosexuality. Agence France-Presse reported the court in Ibb Governorate, which Iran-backed Houthi rebels control, announced the sentences on Feb.
4. The province’s main city is roughly 125 miles south of Sanaa, the rebel-held Yemeni capital. The State Department’s 2022 human rights report notes Yemeni law criminalizes consensual same-sex sexual relations, “with the death penalty as a sanction under the country’s interpretation of Islamic law.” The report also indicates there were “no known executions of LGBTQI+ persons in recent years.” The Houthis have been attacking commercial ships in the Red Sea since Hamas on Oct.
7, 2023, launched a surprise attack against southern Israel from the Gaza Strip. The U.S. and the U.K. last month launched air strikes against the Iran-backed rebel group.
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