Capital punishment for homosexuality

Capital punishment as a criminal punishment for homosexuality has been implemented by a number of countries in their history. It is a legal punishment in several countries and regions, all of which have Islamic-based criminal laws, except for Uganda.

Gay people also face extrajudicial killings by state and non-state actors in some regions of the world. Locations where this is known to occur include Iraq, Nigeria, Egypt, Turkmenistan, Uganda, and Chechnya.

Imposition of the death penalty for homosexuality may be classified as judicial murder of gay people.

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