Iraq criminalized homosexual relations

• Iraq's parliament passed a law criminalizing homosexual relations.

• Iraq's newly amended law enables courts to sentence people involved in homosexual relations to 10 to 15 years in prison.

• It made it mandatory for anyone caught promoting homosexuality or prostitution to face a minimum prison term of seven years.

• Anyone who changes their biological sex or dresses in a feminine manner can be sentenced to between one and three years in prison.

• The law also bans organizations that promote homosexuality and provides for a prison sentence of 10 to 15 years for those involved in wife swapping.

• The main purpose of the law is to uphold religious values and protect Iraqi society from moral degradation.