US state department spokesperson, Matthew Miller, said in a statement the legislation ‘threatens those most at risk’ in Iraqi society.US state department spokesperson, Matthew Miller, said in a statement the legislation ‘threatens those most at risk’ in Iraqi society.Human rights groups and diplomats have criticised a law passed by the Iraqi parliament over the weekend that would impose heavy prison sentences on gay and transgender people.
It also bans any organisation that promotes “sexual deviancy”, imposing a sentence of at least seven years and a fine of no less than 10m dinars . Iraqi officials have defended the law as upholding societal values and portrayed criticisms of it as western interference.
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