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May 6, 2019

Brunei Extends Death Penalty Moratorium After Global Outrage
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Following widespread international outrage, the Sultan of Brunei
announced he would not implement new laws that would have brought back
the death penalty for morality-based offenses including homosexuality
and adultery. The laws were set to go into effect last month but Brunei
will instead extend its moratorium on the death penalty, in place since
1957. The Sultan also pledged to ratify the U.N. convention against
torture. The massive global backlash included a celebrity-backed boycott
of luxury hotels owned by the Sultan.


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