United Nations 'alarmed' by Iraq's new anti-LGBTQ+ law
The United Nations said Monday that it was “alarmed” by a new anti-LGBTQ+ law passed by Iraq’s parliament. Baghdad quietly passed the law Saturday criminalizing same-sex relations with harsh prison sentences up to 15 years. Ravina Shamdasani, U.N. human rights office spokesperson, said in a statement that the law “should be shelved.”