Brunei's sultan has announced death by stoning for gay sex and adultery will not be enforced after a global backlash.
Whipping and jail terms, as well as severing of limbs for theft, under the new code were not affected by the sultan's announcement. It was not clear how far other sharia punishments would be enforced.
Phil Robertson, deputy Asia director for Human Rights Watch, said that"the entire law is a human rights-abusing monstrosity that should be scrapped. It's a quaint but unrealistic idea that a temporary moratorium on the death penalty is worth something in a royal dictatorship where the sultan's word is law."
"There will still be hate against LGBT people," said Khairul, a gay man in Brunei who gave only one name. "This law should be changed - as long as it exists, there will always be stigmatisation against LGBT people and non-Muslims in Brunei."
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