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Gay sex could be punishable by 100 lashes of the cane in Indonesia's Aceh province if parliament passes a draft law that critics say violates basic human rights.
Aceh is the only part of the world's biggest Muslim-majority nation to enforce Islamic sharia law and has been slowly implementing it since 2001, when it gained some autonomy.
A draft by-law released yesterday outlaws anal sex between men and "the rubbing of body parts between women for stimulation", and for the first time applies Islamic laws and punishments to non-Muslims. The by-law also punishes adultery with 100 lashes of the cane.
It reinforces previous sharia legislation that bans alcohol consumption, gambling, fraternising between unmarried men and women, and physical displays of affection outside of marriage, such as touching and kissing.
Canings in Aceh are often carried out with a long thin rattan stick and are aimed at humiliating, rather than causing pain.
The by-law allows for fines paid in gold or jail time as an alternative to the lashes.

The draft is a watered-down version of a by-law that prompted international outrage when it was passed by Aceh's parliament in 2009, as it included stoning to death as punishment for adultery. It was later overturned by the provincial governor.
The Aceh Party's Ramli Sulaiman, who heads the commission that drafted the law, said most members in the parliament appeared to support the draft and that it could be passed as early as tomorrow.
"We have studied the implementation of sharia in countries like Saudi Arabia, Brunei, and Jordan to draft this law and we are happy with it," he said.
But the director general of regional autonomy at the Ministry of Home Affairs, Djohermansyah Djohan, said earlier that his department could shoot the law down if it violated human rights.


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Gay sex could be punishable by 100 lashes of the cane in Indonesia's Aceh province if parliament passes a draft law that critics say violates basic human rights.


Indonesian province Aceh proposes 100 lashes for gay sex under sharia law

.css-1c6uqr6{color:inherit;font-weight:inherit;font-size:inherit;font-family:inherit;line-height:inherit;overflow-wrap:break-word;}Gay sex could be punishable by 100 lashes of the cane in Indonesia's Aceh province if parliament passes a draft law that critics say violates basic human rights.

Gay sex could be punishable by 100 lashes of the cane in Indonesia's Aceh province if parliament passes a draft law that critics say violates basic human rights.