Brunei makes homosexual sex and adultery punishable by death by stoning
South Korean President Moon Jae-in, right, talks with Brunei Sultan Hassanal Bolkiah, left, during their meeting at the sultan's palace earlier this month. By Emily Tamkin Emily Tamkin Reporter covering foreign affairs Email Bio Follow March 28 at 10:03 AM Beginning next week, gay sex and adultery will be punishable by death by stoning in Brunei under a new law that comes into effect April 3.
Homosexuality has been illegal in Brunei since the country was a British colony, but the new law, in effect, makes it not just illegal but also punishable by death, as it does extramarital affairs. “To legalize such cruel and inhuman penalties is appalling of itself,” Rachel Chhoa-Howard, Amnesty International’s Brunei researcher, said in a statement.
Ghoshal noted that some Asian countries, which themselves do not have such laws on the books, have stayed quiet. “It would be wonderful … to hear Asian voices speaking out against this as well,” she said. “This is not a matter of East versus West.”
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