Banda Aceh
Indonesia's LGBTQ community has been under siege over the past few years, particularly in the conservative province of Aceh.
The punishment "constitutes torture under human rights law," advocates say.
The women were reportedly stripped, beaten and forced to cut their hair.
Recent events in Indonesia should dispel any doubt about the rising influence conservative Sunni Islamist sentiment is having on the country’s laws.
WHAT'S HAPPENING
Up to 1,000 people looked on as the men were publicly punished.