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Sultan Omar Ali Saifuddien Mosque
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HUMAN rights campaigners have denounced Brunei’s decision to make death by stoning the punishment for having gay sex.
Those found guilty of this “crime” currently face a lengthy prison sentence, but the new penalty is part of a new penal code that comes into force on April 3.
Under the new code, which also applies to children, the oil-rich, Western-backed absolute monarchy will also be empowered to order amputations as punishments.
The Met Police's refusal to act against British nationals accused of war crimes in Gaza is a green light for Israel's genocide, writes CLAUDIA WEBBE
NORMA AUSTIN HART reports from a conference on on the rights of women prisoners in the Scottish criminal justice system
Legal frameworks designed to safeguard women are too often weaponised against them, reinforcing male power and entrenching injustice. The FiLiA Ending MVAWG Team highlight some of the issues
Susan Galloway talks to ASH REGAN MSP about her “Unbuyable” Bill, seeking to tackle the commercial sexual exploitation of women in Scotland