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| Region | Brunei |
| Issue | Homosexual activity |
| Status | Illegal (imprisonment as punishment) |
| Start Date | Apr 3, 2019 |
| End Date | (none) |
| Description | On April 3rd, 2019, Brunei integrated more strict laws based off of Islam into its common law. The country immediately received heavy criticism, and some of Brunei’s buildings in other countries such as the Beverly Hills Hotel in Los Angeles, and The Dorchester in London were boycotted. Due to international pressure, the Sultan of Brunei Hassanal Bolkiah, placed a moratorium on the new law regarding homosexual acts, which allowed a maximum punishment of death by stoning. The moratorium is able to be dismantled at any moment by the Sultan due to his high level of power, but he has not done so yet. |
| Sources | https://www.npr.org/2019/05/06/720598000/brunei-wont-enforce-death-by-stoning-law-for-gay-sex-sultan-says https://www.reuters.com/article/world/brunei-says-it-wont-enforce-gay-death-penalty-after-backlash-idUSKCN1SB0FL/ https://www.cnn.com/2019/05/05/asia/brunei-lgbt-death-penalty-intl/index.html |
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Revision History (11)
edited by cosmeticplague. Reverting to revision #40063:
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| Value | Illegal (death penalty as punishment) | Illegal (imprisonment as punishment) |
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| Value | Illegal (imprisonment as punishment) | Illegal (death penalty as punishment) |
edited by Unknownmiles. Forgot to change the status
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| Value | Illegal (death penalty as punishment) | Illegal (imprisonment as punishment) |
edited by Unknownmiles. There is a moratorium in place
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| Start Date | Mar 28, 2019 | Apr 3, 2019 |
| Description | Death penalty for married men caught in having homosexual offenses (under moratorium); 100 lashes for unmarried men. 40 strokes of the cane or maximum 10 years of imprisonment for women. | On April 3rd, 2019, Brunei integrated more strict laws based off of Islam into its common law. The country immediately received heavy criticism, and some of Brunei’s buildings in other countries such as the Beverly Hills Hotel in Los Angeles, and The Dorchester in London were boycotted. Due to international pressure, the Sultan of Brunei Hassanal Bolkiah, placed a moratorium on the new law regarding homosexual acts, which allowed a maximum punishment of death by stoning. The moratorium is able to be dismantled at any moment by the Sultan due to his high level of power, but he has not done so yet. |
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| Sources | https://www.agc.gov.bn/aGc%20images/Laws/Gazette_pdf/2013/en/syariah%20penal%20code%20order2013.pdf https://www.theguardian.com/world/2019/mar/28/brunei-brings-in-death-by-stoning-as-punishment-for-gay-sex https://amp.cnn.com/cnn/2019/05/05/asia/brunei-lgbt-death-penalty-intl/index.html | https://www.npr.org/2019/05/06/720598000/brunei-wont-enforce-death-by-stoning-law-for-gay-sex-sultan-says https://www.reuters.com/article/world/brunei-says-it-wont-enforce-gay-death-penalty-after-backlash-idUSKCN1SB0FL/ https://www.cnn.com/2019/05/05/asia/brunei-lgbt-death-penalty-intl/index.html |
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edited by LGBTsoutheastasian. grammar correction
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| Description | Death penalty for married men caught in having homosexual offenses (unenforced, under moratorium); 100 lashes for unmarried men. 40 strokes of the cane or maximum 10 years of imprisonment for women. | Death penalty for married men caught in having homosexual offenses (under moratorium); 100 lashes for unmarried men. 40 strokes of the cane or maximum 10 years of imprisonment for women. |
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edited by LGBTsoutheastasian. added
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| Description | Death penalty for married men caught in having homosexual offenses (unenforced); 100 lashes for unmarried men. 40 strokes of the cane or maximum 10 years of imprisonment for women. | Death penalty for married men caught in having homosexual offenses (unenforced, under moratorium); 100 lashes for unmarried men. 40 strokes of the cane or maximum 10 years of imprisonment for women. |
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| Value | Legal | Illegal (death penalty as punishment) |
| Description | [EDIT REMOVED] | Death penalty for married men caught in having homosexual offenses (unenforced); 100 lashes for unmarried men. 40 strokes of the cane or maximum 10 years of imprisonment for women. |
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- Other "General error! Brunei does not appear on equality index but Afghanistan appears twice"
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- Other "Wtf is this?"
- Status is not correct "Spam"
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| Description | Death penalty for married men caught in having homosexual offenses (unenforced); 100 lashes for unmarried men. 40 strokes of the cane or maximum 10 years of imprisonment for women. | [EDIT REMOVED] |
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edited by LGBT_southeastasian
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| Description | Starting April 3rd, 2019, new penal code instituted by the Sultan will include death by stoning to those caught and convicted of homosexual offenses | Death penalty for married men caught in having homosexual offenses (unenforced); 100 lashes for unmarried men. 40 strokes of the cane or maximum 10 years of imprisonment for women. |
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| Sources | https://www.theguardian.com/world/2019/mar/28/brunei-brings-in-death-by-stoning-as-punishment-for-gay-sex | https://www.agc.gov.bn/aGc%20images/Laws/Gazette_pdf/2013/en/syariah%20penal%20code%20order2013.pdf https://www.theguardian.com/world/2019/mar/28/brunei-brings-in-death-by-stoning-as-punishment-for-gay-sex https://amp.cnn.com/cnn/2019/05/05/asia/brunei-lgbt-death-penalty-intl/index.html |
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| Original entry | |
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| Status | Illegal (death penalty as punishment) |
| Start Date | Mar 28, 2019 |
| End Date | (none) |
| Description | Starting April 3rd, 2019, new penal code instituted by the Sultan will include death by stoning to those caught and convicted of homosexual offenses |
| Sources | https://www.theguardian.com/world/2019/mar/28/brunei-brings-in-death-by-stoning-as-punishment-for-gay-sex |
Reports (1)
- Status is not correct "I believe due to international pressure they changed it "