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monsters
I'm sick just reading this --
4 Accused Gays Whipped in North Nigerian Court
LAGOS, Nigeria March 6, 2014 (AP)
By MICHELLE FAUL Associated Press
Associated Press
Four young men were convicted of gay sex and whipped publicly as punishment Thursday in an Islamic court in northern Nigeria, a human rights activist said.
The four were among dozens caught in a wave of arrests after Nigeria strengthened its criminal penalties for homosexuality with the new Same Sex Marriage Prohibition Act in January.
The men could face further violence in prison if human rights organizations do not come up with an additional fine of 20,000 naira ($120) each meted out Thursday by a judge in Bauchi city, Dorothy Aken'Ova, convenor of the Coalition for the Defense of Sexual Rights Network, told The Associated Press. The four were sentenced to 15 strokes plus a year's imprisonment if they cannot pay the fine.
http://abcnews.go.com/International/wireStory/accused-gays-whipped-north-nigerian-court-22796739
LAGOS, Nigeria March 6, 2014 (AP)
By MICHELLE FAUL Associated Press
Associated Press
Four young men were convicted of gay sex and whipped publicly as punishment Thursday in an Islamic court in northern Nigeria, a human rights activist said.
The four were among dozens caught in a wave of arrests after Nigeria strengthened its criminal penalties for homosexuality with the new Same Sex Marriage Prohibition Act in January.
The men could face further violence in prison if human rights organizations do not come up with an additional fine of 20,000 naira ($120) each meted out Thursday by a judge in Bauchi city, Dorothy Aken'Ova, convenor of the Coalition for the Defense of Sexual Rights Network, told The Associated Press. The four were sentenced to 15 strokes plus a year's imprisonment if they cannot pay the fine.
http://abcnews.go.com/International/wireStory/accused-gays-whipped-north-nigerian-court-22796739
Call me cynical but I think they're torturing people out of homophobia and for revenue. They're monsters. This is not how human beings are supposed to treat each other.
