(Delhi, January 11, 2006) – New arrests of gay men in Lucknow, India-the scene of a case in 2001 that drew worldwide protests-show that India's colonial-era sodomy law continues to threaten human rights and encourage the spread of HIV, Human Rights Watch said today in a letter to Prime Minister Dr. Manmohan Singh. On January 4, Lucknow police arrested four men on charges of operating a "gay racket" on the Internet, as well as of engaging in "unnatural" sex. Police claim they seized the men while having a picnic in a public place, and accused them of belonging to an "international gay club" centered around the Internet website guys4men.com, on which gay men can place personals and engage in Internet chat. Reports received by Human Rights Watch indicate that undercover police, posing as gay on the website, entrapped one man, then forced him to call others and arrange a meeting where they were arrested.

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