Egypt and Indonesia Image Men rounded up by the police in Jakarta, Indonesia, this week. They were arrested “on the basis of their perceived sexual orientation,” a United Nations official said. Credit Beawiharta/Reuters By Nick Cumming-Bruce Oct. 13, 2017 GENEVA — United Nations officials on Friday condemned the recent mass arrests of gay and transgender people in Azerbaijan, Egypt and Indonesia, saying that the authorities in those countries had violated international law by detaining, mistreating and torturing them. The roundups — of about 80 people in Azerbaijan, 50 in Egypt and 50 in Indonesia over the past few weeks — do not appear to be connected, but United Nations officials said they exposed patterns of discrimination and abuse that also damage broad development goals. The authorities in Azerbaijan’s capital, Baku, have detained more than 80 people identified as lesbian, gay, bisexual or transgender since mid-September, reportedly subjectin...