Indonesia: LGBT People

(asked on 19th February 2021) - View Source

Question to the Foreign, Commonwealth & Development Office:

To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, what discussions he has had with his Indonesian counterpart on the imposition of strict sharia law in the province of Aceh, with particular reference to the recent flogging of gay men in that province; what steps he is taking to help protect global gay rights; and if he will make a statement.


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Nigel Adams
This question was answered on 1st March 2021

The UK is opposed to the use of judicial corporal punishment and all forms of discrimination. We are committed to protecting the rights and freedoms of LGBT people around the world. We work through our embassies and high commissions and through international organisations, including the UN, European Institutions, the Organization for Security and Co-operation in Europe (OSCE) and the Commonwealth, to promote tolerance and non-discrimination against LGBT people and to address discriminatory laws, in particular those that criminalise same sex conduct. We regularly press legislators and the Indonesian Government not to discriminate against minority groups, including the LGBT community. We urge Indonesia to adhere to its founding principles by ensuring that its laws, both at national and local level, are non-discriminatory and celebrate the diversity and tolerance of its people.

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