Two Men Publicly Caned in Indonesia's Aceh Province for Same-Sex Relations

The punishment, carried out under Sharia law, has drawn international condemnation for violating human rights.

Two university students in Aceh, Indonesia, were publicly flogged after being convicted of engaging in consensual same-sex relations under Sharia law.
The men, aged 18 and 24, received 77 and 82 lashes respectively, with their sentences slightly reduced for time spent in detention.
Aceh is the only Indonesian province enforcing Sharia law, which criminalizes homosexuality and prescribes corporal punishment for various offenses, including gambling and alcohol consumption.
The punishment has been widely criticized by human rights groups like Amnesty International and Human Rights Watch, which called it discriminatory, degrading, and potentially amounting to torture.
Aceh's use of Sharia law stems from a 2001 special autonomy agreement with Indonesia's central government, aimed at ending a separatist conflict.