In Iraq, being accused of homosexuality is punishable by up to 15 years in prison

Iraq's parliament has passed a bill criminalizing homosexuality. The bill was passed on Saturday (April 28). However, various human rights organizations have strongly condemned this bill. Qatar-based news media Al Jazeera reported this information in a report.

According to the report, the government claims that this law has been passed to protect religious values. Meanwhile, there has been a storm of criticism since the law was passed. In particular, human rights organizations have claimed such a decision of the government as 'a disaster for humanity'.

The anti-homosexuality law in Iraq states that this law was introduced to protect Iraqi society from moral degradation. The Anti-Prostitution and Homosexuality Act stipulates that if a man or woman is caught in a same-sex relationship, they can be jailed for a minimum of 10 years and a maximum of 15 years. If anyone promotes homosexuality or prostitution, they will also be sentenced to at least 7 years.

If someone does not recognize their biological gender and changes gender, or dresses against their gender, they will also be sentenced to 1 to 3 years in prison.

The bill was introduced in parliament to amend the 1988 anti-prostitution law in Iraq. Out of total 329 MPs, 170 were in favor of the new bill.

Incidentally, more than 60 countries around the world have banned same-sex relationships. This relationship is valid in more than 130 countries.