U.N.'s Bachelet urges Brunei not to apply death penalty for gay sex, adultery

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, U.N. human rights chief Michelle Bachelet said on Monday.


from Reuters: World News https://ift.tt/2U9FTEF

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