National

On 16 April 2012, the Commission for the Promotion of Virtue and Prevention of Vice, the most feared law enforcement authority in the oil-rich country, reportedly had been asked to enforce the new orders to bar “gays and tom-boys” from its government schools and universities [R1.1].

National

In April 2000, nine young Saudi men were each sentenced to more than 2,000 lashes and at least five years in prison police having found they were dressing in women's clothes and engaging in deviant sexual behavior with each other [R1.2].

In September 1998, five Pakistani transvestites were arrested by Saudi officials after a raid on a private home, risking being lashed and deported [R1.1].

National

In September 2008 and February 2009, Saudi Arabia was reportedly among countries which restrict short-term travel for individuals living with HIV [R1.1].

National

As at May 2009, there was no codified Penal Law in Saudi-Arabia. Instead, the country applies the strict Islamic Sharia law. According to the interpretation sodomy is criminalized.

For a married man the penalty is death by stoning, while the penalty for an unmarried man is 100 blows of the whip as well as banishment for a year.

For a non-Muslim, who commits sodomy with a Muslim, the penalty is death by stoning.

For conviction of sodomy, it must be proved either by confession of the culprit four times, or "testimony of four trustworthy Muslim men".

Moreover are all sexual relations outside of marriage illegal in Saudi-Arabia according to the Sharia law, including sexual relations between women [R1.3].

In May 2010, the Saudi government took its drive against homosexuality a step further when it banned the recruitment of gay and lesbian workers, including those from other countries [R1.2].

In August 2008, two men from the Philippines were arrested in the Saudi capital Riyadh for homosexual acts [R1.1].

Courts & Tribunals

On 27 March 2013, the ministry of interior released a statement saying a religious court had executed and crucified Mohammed Rashad Khairi Hussein, a Yemeni national, alleged to have robbed, raped and killed a Pakistani male migrant worker [R2.8].

In November 2010, a court in Jeddah sentenced a 27-year-old gay man to five years jail and 500 lashes with the whip for indulging in homosexual activities and publishing obscene photos of himself online [R2.7].

In March 2010, a 27–year–old man in Jeddah, was sent to jail for a year, fined $1,330, and was reportedly to be lashed 1,000 times for appearing in a gay-themed video [R2.6].

In October 2007, two men were convicted of sodomy and sentenced to 7,000 lashes [R2.5].

In April 2005, a court in Saudi Arabia sentenced two Saudis, one Yemeni and a Jordanian to two years in jail and 2,000 lashes after a police raid on an alleged gay party [R2.4].

In December 2001, three Saudi men were beheaded for committing acts of sodomy and "seducing young men" [R2.3].

In July 2000, three Yemeni men found guilty of engaging in homosexual acts and molesting young boys were executed [R2.2].

In October 1996, twenty-four Filipinos were sentenced to receive 200 lashes each after being caught engaging in homosexual behaviour [R2.1].