Rejected petition UK government to impose strict sanctions on Brunei

The Sultan of Brunei has imposed strict sharia law, and proclaimed death by stoning as the penalty for same-sex intercourse and illicit sex.

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This contravenes the United Nations Declaration of Human Rights (UNDHR), of which Brunei is a signator.

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Date submitted 6 April 2019
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