GENEVA - Brunei will deal a serious setback to human rights if it applies laws allowing death by stoning for adultery and gay sex, marking an end to a de facto moratorium on capital punishment, UN hum
an rights chief Michelle Bachelet said on Monday.
Brunei, a Muslim-majority former British protectorate with a population of around 400,000, plans to implement the Islamic Sharia laws from 3 April. It would also be a criminal offence to expose Muslim children to the beliefs and practices of any other religion. Brunei is ruled by Sultan Hassanal Bolkiah, 72, the world’s second-longest reigning monarch, who ranks as one of the world’s wealthiest people.
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