Heartbreaking! Two Gay Men Stripped N*ked & Beaten Mercilessly After Being Caught in the Act by Vigilante Group.+18 (Photos)

Shocking video showing two gay men being mercilessly beaten and stripped n*ked by vigilantes who broke into their home has sparked international condemnation.

According to Dailymail, the men, both in their 20s, are being detained in Banda Aceh, Indonesia, where they could face 100 lashes for having homosexual relations.

The footage shows one of the distressed men, who was completely n*ked, speaking to his family on a phone, while telling one of the vigilantes: 'Please brother, please stop.'

They were taken to Wilayatul Hisbah, a Sharia police facility, after their arrest on March 28. They have been identified by the initials HB and MT, and were reportedly in the room of HB to have s*x.

Phelim Kine, deputy Asia division director at Human Right Watch, said after the video was shared around the world: 'These men had their privacy invaded in a frightening and humiliating manner and now face public torture for the ‘crime’ of their alleged sexual orientation.'

Kine said it demonstrates the 'abuse' embedded in anti-LGBT laws in the province of Aceh, where members of the public are encouraged to enforce strict Islamic laws.

The region has since 2001 been allowed by the Indonesian government to adopt bylaws which criminalise homosexuality as well as punishing women who do not cover their bodies.

Alcohol, gambling and extramarital relations are also banned in the region, and human rights groups have hit out at Banda Aceh's mayor, Illiza Sa’aduddin, who last year said she would create a team to tackle the 'threat' of LGBT people.

In 2014, Aceh introduced a law which punishes anybody caught engaging in consensual gay s*x with 100 lashes, 100 months in jail or a fine of 1,000 grams of gold.

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