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ISIS throws NINE gay men off building in Iraq
ISIS militants threw nine men charged with being gay from a building in the Iraqi city of Mosul on Sunday (23 August).
The Islamic extremist group have branded LGBTI people the ‘worst of creatures’ and have claimed responsibility for at least 30 executions for ‘sodomy.’ They have not yet published photos of the latest killings as they have done previously.
‘Gunmen belonging to ISIS threw on Sunday nine civilians from the top of a high building in the city of Mosul after being accused of homosexuality,’ a source, who wished to remain anonymous, told IraqNews.com.
‘ISIS militants rounded up a number of citizens in the city to see the implementation of the judgment of the so-called Sharia judge.’
The United Nations Security Council was briefed on violence against LGBTI people by ISIS on Monday.
‘Given the extreme and constant forms of attack against LGBTI people we think it’s of the utmost importance for the Security Council to act urgently,’ said Jessica Stern, executive director of the International Gay and Lesbian Human Rights Commission.
‘The heart of my message today is this: the international community must understand anti-LGBTI persecution as a component of how ISIS treats those it labels as “impure.” We must recognize that these threats exist on a continuum of violence and discrimination before, during, and after conflict.’
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Darren Wee
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