Brunei

Thai LGBT calls for end to Sharia Law in Brunei

By
Prachatai
10 Apr 2019
On 9 April, a group of LGBT activists and representatives of ASEAN civil society organizations gathered in front of the Embassy of Brunei Darussalam in Bangkok to deliver a statement against Brunei’s implementation of Sharia Law, under which same-sex relations are a crime punishable by death.

Brunei must immediately halt plans to introduce stonings and other vicious punishments

By
Amnesty International
5 Apr 2019
Responding to the news that Brunei Darussalam has today finalised the implementation of a new Shariah Penal Code that introduces cruel punishments such as death by stoning for same-sex sexual acts and amputation for robbery, Stephen Cockburn, Deputy Director of Global Issues at Amnesty International, said: “We are extremely concerned that these heinous punishments have become law in Brunei today.
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