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Sharia in Brunei: Gay sex, abortion, extramarital sex, stealing now punishable by stoning, amputation, death
Today, the Brunei Government ushers in a harsh new penal code that requires death by stoning for extramarital sex, anal sex, and abortion; amputation of limbs for stealing; and 100 lashes with a whip for lesbian sex.
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“Brunei’s new penal code is barbaric to the core, imposing archaic punishments for acts that shouldn’t even be crimes,” said Phil Robertson, Human Rights Watch’s deputy Asia director.
The controversial changes to Brunei’s penal code were first published in 2013, and were to be introduced in April 2014. However, international backlash halted the move until the country’s attorney general announced on December 29 last year the…
“Every day that…