Condemnation of Brunei’s death by stoning law for proven acts of liwat - consensual intimacy between men - came from governments, the European Parliament, UN and other international human rights bodies, NGOs and a host of celebrities including George Clooney and Richard Branson. In April 2019, the words ‘Sultan’, ‘Brunei’, ‘stoning’ and ‘gay-sex’ were trending globally. Economics, Politics and Public Policy in East Asia and the PacificĪuthor: Ann Black, University of Queensland
