NUOVA DELHI (INDIA) – Centinaia di attivisti per i diritti dei gay, nei giorni scorsi si sono radunati a Nuova Delhi, la capitale dell’India, e in altre città del Paese per protestare contro la decisione della Corte suprema di reintrodurre il reato di omosessualità.
Nel 2009 l’Alta Corte di Delhi stabilì la depenalizzazione dell’omosessualità, che fino a quel momento era punibile con pene fino a 10 anni di carcere in base a una legge risalente all’era coloniale, ma la scorsa settimana la Corte suprema ha ribaltato la sentenza del 2009, affermando che solo i deputati possono cambiare quella legge.
La comunità gay del Paese chiede al governo di intervenire immediatamente per rimuovere il divieto delle relazioni omosessuali. Sono circa 800 i manifestanti che si sono raccolti a Nuova Delhi: indossano braccialetti neri e sventolano bandiere arcobaleno; alcuni portano maschere e parrucche per proteggere la loro identità.
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An Indian gay rights activist participates in a protest against a Supreme Court verdict that upheld section 377 of the Indian Penal Code that criminalizes homosexuality in Mumbai, India, Sunday, Dec. 15, 2013. Hundreds of gay rights activists gathered in cities across the country on Sunday to protest a decision by India's top court to uphold the law that criminalizes gay sex. (AP Photo/Rafiq Maqbool)
Indian gay rights activists hold placards as they participate in a protest against a Supreme Court verdict that upheld section 377 of the Indian Penal Code that criminalizes gay sex, in Bangalore, India, Sunday, Dec. 15, 2013. Hundreds of gay rights activists gathered cities across the country to protest a decision by India's top court to uphold the law that criminalizes gay sex. (AP Photo/Aijaz Rahi)
Indian gay rights activists shout slogans as they protest Supreme Court's ruling criminalizing gay sex in Kolkata, India, Sunday, Dec. 15, 2013. Hundreds of gay rights activists gathered in cities across the country on Sunday to protest a decision by India's top court to uphold the law. (AP Photo/Bikas Das)
Indian gay rights activists hold a rainbow banner during a protest against a Supreme Court verdict that upheld section 377 of the Indian Penal Code that criminalizes homosexuality in New Delhi, India, Sunday, Dec. 15, 2013. Hundreds of gay rights activists gathered in India's capital and other cities across the country on Sunday to protest a decision by India's top court to uphold a law that criminalizes gay sex. (AP Photo/Tsering Topgyal)
A gay rights activist's shadow is cast on a rainbow-colored flag at a protest against a Supreme Court verdict that upheld section 377 of the Indian Penal Code that criminalizes homosexuality, in Mumbai, India, Sunday, Dec. 15, 2013. Hundreds of gay rights activists gathered in cities across the country on Sunday to protest a decision by India's top court to uphold the law that criminalizes gay sex. (AP Photo/Rafiq Maqbool)
A gay rights activist has his body painted during a protest against a Supreme Court verdict that upheld section 377 of the Indian Penal Code that criminalizes homosexuality, in Mumbai, India, Sunday, Dec. 15, 2013. Hundreds of gay rights activists gathered in cities across the country on Sunday to protest a decision by India's top court to uphold the law that criminalizes gay sex. (AP Photo/Rafiq Maqbool)
An Indian gay rights activist wears a mask during a protest against a Supreme Court verdict that upheld section 377 of the Indian Penal Code that criminalizes homosexuality in New Delhi, India, Sunday, Dec. 15, 2013. Hundreds of gay rights activists gathered in India's capital and other cities across the country on Sunday to protest a decision by India's top court to uphold a law that criminalizes gay sex. (AP Photo/Tsering Topgyal)
An Indian gay rights activist shouts slogans during a protest against a Supreme Court verdict that upheld section 377 of the Indian Penal Code that criminalizes homosexuality in Mumbai, India, Sunday, Dec. 15, 2013. Hundreds of gay rights activists gathered in India's capital and other cities across the country on Sunday to protest a decision by India's top court to uphold a law that criminalizes gay sex.(AP Photo/Rafiq Maqbool)
An Indian gay rights activist shouts slogans during a protest against a Supreme Court verdict that upheld section 377 of the Indian Penal Code that criminalizes homosexuality in Mumbai, India, Sunday, Dec. 15, 2013. Hundreds of gay rights activists gathered in India's capital and other cities across the country on Sunday to protest a decision by India's top court to uphold a law that criminalizes gay sex.(AP Photo/Rafiq Maqbool)
