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| Region | Brunei |
| Issue | Homosexual activity |
| Status | Illegal (imprisonment as punishment) |
| Start Date | Jan 1, 1951 |
| End Date | Apr 3, 2019 |
| Description | The Penal Code of Brunei (revised edition 2001), Chapter 22, Page 152 states: "Unnatural offences. 377. Whoever voluntarily has carnal intercourse against the order of nature with any man, woman, or animal, shall be punished with imprisonment for a term which may extend to 10 years, and shall also be liable to fine. [S 12/97]" |
| Sources | https://www.unodc.org/tldb/pdf/Brunei_Penal_Code_1951_Full_text.pdf http://old.ilga.org/Statehomophobia/ILGA_State_Sponsored_Homophobia_2013.pdf http://gayasianews.com/2014/05/02/brunei-enacts-first-phase-of-law-that-will-stone-to-death-gay-people/ |
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edited by Unknownmiles. Giving the gap in dates
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| End Date | Mar 27, 2019 | Apr 3, 2019 |
| Description | The Penal Code of Brunei (revised edition 2001), Chapter 22, Page 152 states: "Unnatural offences. 377. Whoever voluntarily has carnal intercourse against the order of nature with any man, woman, or animal, shall be punished with imprisonment for a term which may extend to 10 years, and shall also be liable to fine. [S 12/97]" | The Penal Code of Brunei (revised edition 2001), Chapter 22, Page 152 states: "Unnatural offences. 377. Whoever voluntarily has carnal intercourse against the order of nature with any man, woman, or animal, shall be punished with imprisonment for a term which may extend to 10 years, and shall also be liable to fine. [S 12/97]" |
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| Status | Illegal (imprisonment as punishment) |
| Start Date | 1951 |
| End Date | (none) |
| Description | The Penal Code of Brunei (revised edition 2001), Chapter 22, Page 152 states: "Unnatural offences. 377. Whoever voluntarily has carnal intercourse against the order of nature with any man, woman, or animal, shall be punished with imprisonment for a term which may extend to 10 years, and shall also be liable to fine. [S 12/97]" |
| Sources | https://www.unodc.org/tldb/pdf/Brunei_Penal_Code_1951_Full_text.pdf http://old.ilga.org/Statehomophobia/ILGA_State_Sponsored_Homophobia_2013.pdf http://gayasianews.com/2014/05/02/brunei-enacts-first-phase-of-law-that-will-stone-to-death-gay-people/ |
Reports (3)
- Newer law has been passed "As of 2016 Brunei now allows stoning to death as a punishment for male on male sexual intercourse.
Source: http://www.huffingtonpost.co.uk/entry/brunei-gay-sex-law_n_5154960"
- Status is not correct "New laws says death by stoning"
- Newer law has been passed "In 2014, the Sultan implemented Shari 'a law, by which those involved in same-sex relations could be stoned to death"