Summary:
The kingdom of Brunei is located in Southeast Asia and is the first country to enforce punishment for crimes such as LGBT sex, or adultery. The punishment in Brunei for these so-called "unnatural acts" includes caning, fines, and even death by stoning. Neighboring countries like Malaysia and Indonesia have also been experimenting with these strict Islamic laws similar to Brunei's. Numerous conservative politicians from Malaysia and Indonesia have voiced their support for these new laws. This news is very concerning for the LGBT communities living in Indonesia and Malaysia. It's said that Brunei's laws are becoming more harsh and strict which also is bad news for LGBT people living in neighboring countries. Brunei is considered the leading example of imposing these laws, so if other countries agree with Brunei they'll most likely be just as strict. People are saying that this is a major human rights issue and if no immediate action is taken then "anything is possible".
Observers gather to witness the caning of two women convicted of having sex in Terengganu, Malaysia
Reaction:
In my opinion, the conflict going on in Brunei made me feel terrible for what some people have to go through for just being themselves. I think that it's terrible that the government of Brunei is imposing these laws and enforcing horrific punishment to these poor people. I feel blessed to live in a country that basically gives you the right to be who you want to become. I'm glad the in my country I feel safe and am never in any real danger and that everyone is treated equally under the constitution.
Hassanal Bolkiah: Prime Minister and Sultan of Brunei
Connection:
I feel that this conflict in Brunei relates to the World War 2 unit. In the World War 2 unit, we learned a great deal about the Holocaust and its tragedies. We learned Hitler's main goal was to massacre Jews but he also targeted homosexuals. We also saw the people of Germany at the time turn very anti-semitic and very hostile towards Jews. This is very similar to what is happening in Brunei. The new laws are similar to the Nuremberg laws which targeted a specific group.
An Example of a man being punished by caning in Brunei
Questions:
1. Do you think that this is a big enough human rights issue that other more powerful countries should intervene to create safety for the LGBT community and prevent the cruel punishments?
2. What do you think are the necessary steps to de-escalate the tension in and around Brunei?
3. What do you think the actual outcome of this conflict will be?
I definitely think this is a big enough human rights issue, and something needs to be done about it. As we saw in the holocaust, punishment towards these targeting groups didn’t result in anything good for the persecutors or the persecuted. When WWII ended, anti-semitism continued, and showed lasting effects, even today. Punishing people through methods of stoning and caning is horrifying. Where we live, the act of stoning or caning would be punished against. We live in a society where it is encouraged to be yourself, love who you want to love, and to be respectful of all people. Seeing something like this, it seems like more powerful countries should definitely try and have a say on the issues. Especially if neighboring countries are picking up similar ideas for their own nation. However, I don’t think simply voicing an opinion will do enough to make an impression on rulers in Brunei. It’s difficult changing a ruler’s mindset when it comes to discrimination, so to me the solution seems to lie in a different ruler.
ReplyDeleteIn addition to the laws mentioned here there was another law implemented which allows amputations as a punishment for theft. This is part of extensive reforms by the government in Brunei which has made claims that the purpose is to “nurture and educate.” Groups like the UN and the WHPA and celebrities such as George Clooney and Ellen DeGeneres have denounced the new laws. Clooney proposed a boycott of hotels owned by the Sultan of Brunei as well as the national airline. Royal Brunei Airlines was created in 1975 and is a major asset for the Brunei government. It has 14 planes and serves to boost tourism to Brunei. If successful, this boycott could be devastating to what is left of the Brunei economy. Brunei has an oil-based country and with oil prices down 40% from five years ago they are struggling economically. While the boycott may seem like a good solution on paper, there are distinct issues. The Conversation expresses three reasons for why the boycott will not succeed. They believe Brunei will harden its stance to show they cannot be pressured by others nations. They also bring up the point that many other nations already have these laws in place including Saudi Arabia, Iran, Yemen, Sudan, and Somalia among others. I believe the most effective solution would be to make sure potential visitors are educated about the infringements on human rights in Brunei. The travelers should be able to make an informed decision and the collective voice could force Brunei to change for the better. The sultan already tried to implement these penalties in 2014, but they were postponed till now. His hotels were boycotted in 2014 and it is clear that the sultan did not find it detrimental. However, that was when oil prices were higher. I believe this crisis will eventually be forgotten and when oil prices drop or when there is a change of power in Brunei they will wish other nations still wanted to help them.
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It is horrifying to see what Brunei is doing and how it is targeting people and the fact that neighboring countries are getting ideas from them is even more frightening. Here in the US, there is still some prejudice behavior against the LGBT communities, but our govt. is not punishing people for living true to themselves. Countries with more platform and influence should react and not allow this to continue. No one should have to live in fear for expressing their beliefs or simply being themselves. It is hard to see where this can or will go, but like Albena said, long after the Holocaust anti-semitism still existed. So, helping in this situation shouldn't be to completely change peoples' minds or beliefs about the LGBT community, but to aim towards a world that does not punish or hurt or treat those differently who are LGBT. Even here in the US, we should all strive towards living among individuality and not discriminating against those who are different in one's eyes.
ReplyDeleteIn my opinion, even though most countries “recognize” the LGBTQ+ community, most people still have a hard time treating them as “normal humans.” The law in Brunei seems extremely shocking to some, but a lot of people actually consider it reasonable. In my opinion, LGBTQ+ shouldn’t be regarded differently from heterosexual people. Sexuality is something people are born with, which means all individuals do not get a choice when it comes to the gender they are naturally attracted to. Some may argue that people can change their sexuality later on forcefully, but that’s scientifically impossible. Therefore, it’s unfair that the world treat the LGBTQ+ community differently. “The US is strongly against violence, criminalization and discrimination targeting vulnerable groups, including women at risk of violence, religious and ethnic minorities, and lesbian, gay, bisexual, transgender and intersex persons” (https://www.cbsnews.com/news/brunei-defends-gay-sex-death-penalty-which-focuses-more-on-prevention-than-punishment/). However, Trump is known for discriminating against minorities. Therefore, it’s unlikely the country as a whole will do anything to change the situation. Fortunately, small and large organizations are encouraging people to voice out against the law. This issue is similar to the history of black people, since both groups experience discrimination. Similarly, I believe that LGBTQ+ people will one day be treated equally. I think one big step towards solving the problem is by educating everyone. The news should broadcast scientific facts behind being LGBTQ, and convince people that sexuality should not be a source for discrimination. If all governments and majorities of the world is able to understand what being LGBTQ+ means, the conflict will de-escalate and eventually no tension will be left. This might take an extremely long time, but it can happen.
ReplyDeleteReading this article made me feel sick and angry that the kingdom of Brunei would do such a thing. I definitely think that this is a big human rights issue and countries need to accept the LGBTQ community. I do not think it is right for a country to harshly punish people for being who they are. Even if countries try to intervene and help protect the LGBTQ community many will still discriminate against them and I do not think it will be much help. I do not think there is a way to resolve this conflict because the government seems pretty stuck on the idea about hating the LGBT community. Protesting and speaking out will not do much to change the kingdom of Brunei's opinions. I think many people will try and help stop this discrimination but overall like I said sadly not much will change.
ReplyDeleteIn my opinion, people from the LGBTQ community should not be punished for being themselves. It is sad to see that Brunei considers it a crime even though nothing bad is coming from this, which makes it more difficult for the LGBTQ community who are going through this. Not being accepted in a country where you live must be very hard. To help solve this issue, everyone should be more educated and aware of the consequences that might arise if Brunei continues punishing innocent people who are being penalized for being "different". Hitler's main goal was to remove Jews, millions of Jews died because of that. The same thing is happening with Brunei and possibly the other neighboring countries, and we should try to make people realize this before it is too late.
ReplyDeleteThis is definitely a huge human rights issue. People are being persecuted simply because of their identity and by all accounts that is unjust, just like the Jews in Germany and Poland. We, as a society, cannot let something like that happen ever again, and the first step would be to intervene and prevent the persecution. Letting something like this be for the country to resolve on its own will make the original problem fester and spread. The best way to de-escalate the tension in Brunei is to educate the people and politicians on the real science and logistics of homosexuality, and convince them to remove the death penalty for it, leading to a healthier relationship with the country as a whole. If this doesn't work, putting on more pressure using economic sanctions and tariffs might be the better option. The real outcome of this decision, if not taken care of, will be that the tension between the LGBT community in Brunei and the Bruneian government, leading to harsher policies towards homosexuality and an influx of refugees escaping prosecution, as has been the case with just about every case of prosecution thus far.
ReplyDeleteI do think that this is a big enough human rights issue that others should intervene to protect those in the LGBTQ community. Brunei needs to be aware that this group of people should not be punished for who they choose to love. Brunei needs to support them. I'm sure even now in the US, it's hard for some to come out. This act will only aggravate them, make them hide themselves or both not only in Brunei but in the rest of the world as well. In this way, the Jews also acted during WW2. We need the rest of the world to take a stand against this and to alert Brunei that those people don't deserve to be treated that way. As the LGBTQ community grows, I think that they will be able to band together to stand up against this injustice and other injustices similar to it.
ReplyDeleteThis is a large enough human rights issue for other countries to intervene. I agree with the author’s reaction, and the fact that people have the possibility of being killed for identifying as LGBTQ+ is very unjust. Personally, I do not think that being gay is worthy of death, and knowing about the occurrence of unlawful deaths should spark uprising in other countries. I find it interesting how in America, religion is supposed to be separated from law, but Brunei openly embraces Islam as a national religion and even creates their laws based on islamic ideology. Since their nation’s government and policies are so closely tied with religious beliefs, I think that it would be very difficult to end this kind of treatment towards queer people in Brunei. At the end of the day, however, I do not think other Western countries will step in and fight against the inhumane acts- Brunei is one of many conservative Asian countries that uphold homophobic views, and intervention of their beliefs and laws could negatively affect other parts of international relations and alliances with Western Countries.
ReplyDeleteThe necesary steps to desclate tension around the brunei area would be to sanction them for human right violations and hurt their economy till they change this policy. That will effectively serve as a lesson to the government and provide a lesson to those other countries in the area thinking of implementing similar laws.
ReplyDeleteThis event going on in Brunei is very devastating and is baffling to me. I think the U.S and other allies should intervene with this conflict to stop these new laws before it gets worse. Higher governments in power around the world need to take action in order for anything to happen. If this problem doesn't get fixed, it could spread to even more countries around the world that agree with Brunei. When the holocaust finally ended, it was from other countries fighting to save Jews lives. This can be the same with other countries like the U.S to help stop this terrible act in Brunei and save hundreds of people that are part of the LGBTQ+ community.
ReplyDeleteIt seems that the violence against the LGBT Brunei is only getting worse over time and only more horrific consequences are being handed out. It seems that this country is not progressing in the world but going backwards as they go as far as to put people to death for being homosexual. I feel that even though a country or group of people is allowed to their own opinion, once their opinion result in the killing and or injury of innocent people the lines has been more than crossed. The sad thing is that because it is becoming normalized in Brunei then neighboring countries are leaning towards similar policies as they believe it is ok to kill innocent people. Since this has already escalated I feel that world intervention is necessary, for example the UN could try to fix this issue or grant those who are being prosecuted asylum in other countries that will take them. Asking for the country of Brunei to just change their policies clearly won’t work to drastic measures might need to be taken to help these people. If nothing is to be done then unspeakable acts will continue to happen to the LGBT community and maybe even worse acts of violence will be committed in the future. (https://www.cnn.com/2019/04/02/asia/brunei-lgbt-inhumane-stoning-laws-intl/index.html)
ReplyDeleteThis broke my heart when I first saw it. I am close with several people who are gay, like my coach, and it makes me shudder to think that they would be treated like this in Brunei. Whipping and killing people for simply being with who they want to be with, especially by a method as primitive as stoning, is not humane, and other countries should call them out for it. It is a human rights issue for sure as many have already mentioned, since people are being prevented from living freely. I cannot understand the mentality of people like Brunei's sultan; what is it to you that some people are not heterosexual? They are not hurting anyone or forcing their lifestyle on you in any way. You are allowed to "disagree" with how others are choosing to live but directly targeting them just because of their sexuality can never be justified. Brunei is an example of why religion and government should be separate, like the system we have here in America.
ReplyDeleteI do believe that this is a big enough human rights issue as no person should be stoned or oppressed for being themself. I think that other countries should intervene for the safety of the lgbt+ community to prevent this, though that Brunei is a small country with Indonesia and Malaysia thinking about implementing the same laws reveals to us that many countries will follow, making if more widespread. But currently since its only happening in one country, it should be easier to handle and to take care of this. But seeing as these laws were implemented because of religious rules, this complicates it a lot more and will be a lot harder to change their minds. Though I think that more powerful countries should intervene, I think that many countries will choose to not intervene, due to this law being connected to religion and could be taken very different. A country trying to intervene could cause Brunei to believe that the country hates the religion and also cause very deep tensions. So though I think that intervention should be done, I do not think that many countries will actually intervene.
ReplyDeleteOne thing that came across as particularly shocking within this article was Indonesia’s Ulama Council Legislative leader Lem Faisal response to Brunei’s new laws. Faisal labelled Brunei’s laws as merely “religious freedom,” justifying these laws by saying they are “free to practice the teachings of [their] religion, Islam”(http://aceh.tribunnews.com/2019/04/01/brunei-terapkan-
ReplyDeletehukum-rajam-sampai-mati-lgbt-ulama-aceh-tak-perlu-hiraukan-kecaman-dari-pihak-luar?page=2). It’s crazy to me that these leaders use the idea of “freedom” as a way to defend laws that are literally limiting the freedom of others. As for intervening on the conflict, I agree with the majority of my peers in that without foreign intervention we risk this turning into a crisis as sick and destructive as the Holocaust, especially as neighboring nations seem to be hinting at shifting towards similar policies. Yet rather than attempting to go into Brunei and unravel the problem from the center, I believe that it would be more effective to ensure that similar nations, like the mentioned Indonesia and Malaysia, are educated on how discriminating and terrible these ideals are, therefore ensuring Brunei receives no encouragement as well as prevents the beliefs from spreading further. For example, a new presidential election is upcoming in Indonesia which could serve as a chance for more liberal voices to come into power.
In my opinion, I have two conflicting sides to the question. My first side is that I believe governments of major countries should intervene because it is a major human rights violation. The other side is that we should let Brunei on its own because the killings are within a religious law which is the religion of whom Brunei identifies by. I think the best way to de-escalate the situation is to use diplomacy and talk with Brunei in removing these laws. I think that the actual outcome of this conflict will be that Brunei will never change unless military force is used to change Brunei and that may come in a long time.
ReplyDeleteI am convinced that this is a big enough human rights issue, and others should intervene to protect people in the LGBTQ community. Brunei needs to be aware that this group of people should not under any circumstance be punished for choosing the person they love because it demoralizes us and creates conflicts. Brunei needs to provide them support. I believe that even in the United States, some people are too afraid to come out because of the idea of being bullied or harassed about it. This kind of behavior only exacerbates them, allowing them to hide themselves or both not only in Brunei but also in other parts of the world. We need the rest of the world to take an opposition and remind Brunei that those people are not worthy of this. With the development of the LGBTQ community, I think they will be able to unite against this injustice and other similar injustices.
ReplyDeleteI think that it is crucial for other countries to intervene with Brunei because this cruel treatment of the LGBTQ community is unacceptable. It is shocking to hear that this type of punishment is still prevalent in today's society. I think that living in such a liberal area, some of us are blinded by issues like this that are still happening in the world. Other countries need to express their disapproval of this punishment so that Brunei can see a different perspective on the situation. Hopefully this may help show them that this type of punishment should be outlawed and the LGBTQ community should be treated no differently than anyone else. According to USA Today, certain LGBTQ acts are punished by stoning the accused to death. We need to speak out for every human's basic rights because people should not be murdered for being themselves. USA Today also claims that stoning people to death is also legal in a number of different countries based on Islamic law. However, it all depends on how Islamic law is interpreted, which means that to some people this punishment is cruel and should not be allowed. Hopefully other countries can begin addressing that this is unacceptable and raise awareness for the LGBTQ community of Brunei.
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https://www.usatoday.com/story/opinion/2019/04/17/stoning-laws-brunei-beg-question-americans-immune-cruelty-lgbtq-column/3483153002/
It is difficult to even imagine a political system to strictly integrated into harsh and conservative religious law, and this truly makes me thankful for the separation of church and state that we have in America. Clearly the push towards more traditional values is motivated by the population, and teaching tolerance is much easier said than done. If human rights workers were to intervene, the best route of action would likely be to evacuate LGBT individuals and others unjustly persecuted under this law, as forcefully changing the laws of conservative countries not only risks military action, but simply disagrees with the majority of the population. The priority right now, in my opinion, should be to arrange help for those seeking to leave out of fear for their lives.
ReplyDeleteReading this article and the circumstances people are living in just trying to be themselves are devastating and horrifying to hear about. Not only do I think other countries should be involved in protecting these citizens but the leaders who came upon these decision should have to face consequences for the invaluable deaths they have caused so far. No matter how much society evolves, science advances or where we live at the end of the day we are all human no matter where. We are thriving to achieve the same goal of surviving. Its heartbreaking so people killing one another because of who they love. In my opinion the necessary steps to make tensions decrease is to make the LGBTQ community feel welcome and for the leaders and anti-LGBTQ people to come to terms with the fact that even if they can't accept something it is not their place to interfere.
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DeleteI think this is definitely a big enough human rights issue for other countries to intervene. People should be treated equally, no matter their sexual orientation (much like what we see in the U.S. and many other countries). In order to prevent conflict, it may be better to provide alternatives (possibly immigration) for people who are affected by these cruel laws, rather than trying to change Brunei's laws. However, this would cause displacement in those LGBT community, which could affect them psychologically. It is still important for Brunei and other anti-LGBT countries to understand that it is not right to judge people by their sexual orientation. If these laws escalate, I believe outside governments should use political intervention to prevent further suffering. If that fails, physical intervention may be necessary, although it is definitely worth weighing the costs. However, very few countries are able to or want to go to war, so I feel the situation will remain as it is for now. If the situation continues to escalate, I believe other countries will eventually intervene to prevent this violation of human rights.
ReplyDeleteI 100% believe that this is such a big human rights issue that countries should intervene. It is universally known that the most powerful and driving force of all is love, and that it is beautiful and changes lives. So why punish people for simply trying to love one another and feel happy with the one who makes them the best version of themselves that they can be? You should be able to love who you want, it is your basic human right, as long as you are doing it in a healthy manner that does not negatively affect others, which is why pedophilia is not and never should be accepted. But not allowing people to love each other is a large humans rights issue. I believe other countries should create safe exits or help members of the LGBTQ+ community to escape and live in freedom. It makes me extremely angry that others like me are being mistreated so harshly. I have never faced homophobia and am very lucky that I have not, but I have heard stories of how harmful even some words can be. To hear of being killed or severely punished sickens me. I am even more grateful of how accepting our community is because I know it is not the case everywhere, though it should be.
ReplyDeleteWhile this is obviously a horrendous human rights issue, I wonder what type of intervention can be done. While, I believe that the terrible acts committed by the kingdom of Brunei should be condemned, I worry that intervention could do more harm than good. I simply worry that an intervention from outside countries may ostracize LGBT people more than they already are in Brunei. However, if the situation becomes too dire I can completely understand other countries intervening for the safety of the LGBT people. I hope though, that it will not come to this. Rather, I believe if we were to educate the people of Brunei we might be able to deescalate this conflict. If other countries or organizations helped to spread awareness for LGBT rights then perhaps they could create a social and political change in Brunei. For events and conflicts like these, I find it helpful to look to the past. In the past we've seen these types of changes occur, even in our very own country. Hopefully, through the examples set by the women's suffrage movement, the civil rights movement, and the fight for marriage equality, once again through campaigning and awareness, Brunei may become a more just and fair country for all who live there.
ReplyDeleteEven though this discrimination against the LGBTQ+ community is an atrocity, outside countries shouldn't intervene. The instant an outside country directly attacks, or threatens the government they violate Brunei's sovereignty. If the US were to impose its morals upon another country, what would stop others from imposing their morals onto the US? Why do we get to force others to follow our rules of human rights? The simple fact is that we don't, we can't force countries to follow laws America does. Some things we can do though is sanction Brunei, or continue the ongoing boycott that is occurring against Brunei. As the world progresses the amount of people supporting the LGBTQ+ community will grow as it has in other countries. The Bruneian government will most likely eventually stop its anti-LGBTQ+ laws eventually, but forcing them to do so is an absurd violation of Brunei's sovereignty.
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I do believe this is a serious violation of basic human rights that all people should be able to have. However I think other countries should be cautious on approaching the situation very harshly and strictly as it could only make the situation a lot worse and influence neighboring countries to follow Brunei's lead. These consequences come from their harsh Islamic laws which could promote a greater violence if the people of Brunei see their religion becoming oppressed. I think necessary steps to deescalate the situation is to understand where Brunei is coming from and follow the lead that many people are taking by boycotting Brunei businesses (https://www.usatoday.com/story/travel/news/2019/04/05/brunei-boycott-travel-groups-celebrities-over-gay-sex-law/3374770002/). However we should not appease them in any way and show that these conditions are in any way acceptable. Hopefully Brunei could seek a more peaceful of living without punishing people for who they are.
ReplyDeleteThis is a huge human rights issue and action needs to be taken against it. Punishing the LGBTQ+ community has absolutely no benefit, not to mention its just plain horrible to be torturing humans for who they are. On top of that, Brunei's harsh rules are starting to spread to neighboring countries who support Brunei’s actions and believe that they aren’t only reasonable but beneficial to society. Sexuality and orientation is not something that can be helped, but rather just something one is born with, like blue eyes or brown hair. Although I think the LGBTQ+ discrimination needs to stop, I also worry about intervening because of the potential conflict it may cause with the United States and Brunei and Brunei’s neighboring countries. Honestly, I’m not really sure how to proceed considering that we still have issues (albeit not as harsh) against the LGBTQ+ community even in the US today. There needs to be a universal change of acceptance and, at the very least, no more torture towards the LGBTQ+ community. I am worried though that this issue is going to get worse before it gets better, just because of how severe the punishments are currently and because of how neighboring countries are already getting involved.
ReplyDeleteThis is definitely a huge human rights issue and other countries should definitely intervene. By imposing these strict laws, Brunei is only also setting a bad example to other countries, and it is very concerning that other political leaders support these new laws. According to https://www.cnn.com/2019/04/08/asia/brunei-indonesia-malaysia-islam-intl/index.html, "one of the leaders of the legislative Ulama Council in Aceh told local news media that Brunei's laws were just 'religious freedom.'" Religious laws at very extreme measures (i.e. harsh punishments) should not be acceptable, especially since not all citizens of a country is even expected to follow that religion. One’s sexual orientation should make no difference to a human being, and it is definitely and completely immoral for a country to strictly punish them. If even having a different sexuality is undesirable in a country, one day society will push all human beings to virtually become the same person.
ReplyDeletePersonally, I do not believe that any powerful country is going to really take any steps to fight for the rights of the LGBTQ+ community in this area. This is because I don't hear much news about something like this happening, so it's hard to envision it happening much in the future. Also, with the knowledge that other surrounding countries of that area are starting to take up the same policies, it sounds like there is more action being to done to support it than there is to not. While I hope countries will make an effort to protect those who are being unfairly targeted, I don't have much faith. I think it is more up to the PEOPLE to make this change, because there won't be much luck with the government. I feel if enough people come together, they will make a huge impact in society.
ReplyDeleteWhile I am not sure if powerful country's will intervene and come to the aid of the LGBTQ community, I do believe that this is definitely a big enough issue for them to come forward in support. This is a massive obstruction of human rights and the cruel punishment of these people is an absolutely horrible action. LGBTQ people deserve the right to be themselves just like everyone else and it is horrible that they should be punished for who they are. I believe that while deescalation will be hard to come by, it is necessary for bigger and more powerful country's to step in, in order to prevent this tension from boiling over into actual violence and possible war in the region. I believe that while it may not come now, at some point powerful nations will step in and do what is right. It is clearly not on the top of the lost of their priorities but this is something that is such an attack on human rights that it is hard to overlook. While country's may ignore it for now, they cannot stay this way forever.
ReplyDeleteCriminal punishments for members of the LGBT community is clearly a human rights issue. This is a case where religion takes the place of government. Religions tend to have guidelines on how one should live their life which is completely acceptable, but it is unacceptable when those guidelines turn into punishable laws. The more religious people of Brunei are able to control what the less/non religious have to do on a daily basis under the ploy of being faithful to a religion. In practically all cases the mixture of religion and government doesn't work well, the outlier being the US. I don;y necessarily think that there are "steps" toward deescalating the situation in Brunei. It appears to me that it is two groups with opposite ideas facing each other and one will have to give in or people will forget the situation as it seems many problems are. Something that would "persuade" Brunei's government to change their laws on the LGBT government is for larger countries with international influence to step in a clearly state their opinion on the situation and the consequences that Brunei will face if they continue. An ideal outcome is the Brunei's government sees the international backlash and redacts their anti-LGBT laws, but I wouldn't be surprised if they stick to their ideas and people eventually forget the situation for news that is fresher.
ReplyDeleteI definitely think this is a "big enough" human rights issue and other countries should step in to ensure these people are safe. Death by stoning is brutal and for a country to act so violently for something so harmless is really sad. Other countries such as the US should definitely get them selves involved to help the LGBT community. In my opinion though there arent any ways to de-escalate the situation other than the US stepping in since it is a different country with a different culture they simply might not understand or be willing to change for the better.
ReplyDeleteThis is definitely a big human rights issue, and I think they should remove their policies immediately or outside countries should intervene. There have many misconceptions about the LGBT community in the past, the US included as we have seen from the WWII unit. The LGBT were persecuted and killed and terrified for a long time and only recently have people been viewing LGBT with my open-mindedness. It is a step back to implement anti-LGBT laws now, and a terrible act against humanity. Although, as a couple of the comments mentioned, after the persecution of members of the LGBT community in WWII they still faced judgment and the feeling of not being a real human being. The new laws in Brunei and a couple other countries are going to be a huge set back in the progress of establishing full human rights around the world. Being LGBT is just a part of someone, like your natural hair or eye color. The fact that they are not allowed to be who they are is most certainly an act against human rights and should be stopped immediately. I almost think it is ridiculous and cruel to go back to this again. The LGBT already went through this treatment for centuries and was only finally getting better in the 21st century. One can't just change someone's DNA just because they don't like it, and it is against human rights to take away their freedom to be themselves, and it needs to be stopped.
ReplyDeleteI believe that this is a big enough issue that other more powerful countries should intervene, because if they allow Brunei to act like this, it can only get worse. People need to rise and stand with the LGBT community.University of Aberdeen rector Maggie Chapman, co-convenor of the Scottish Green Party, previously told BBC Scotland: "We really, really have to take a stand on this, and stand in solidarity." (https://www.bbc.com/news/uk-scotland-north-east-orkney-shetland-47963014- ) Groups can perform public demonstrations regarding this problem, spread the fact of this terrible situation, just as Chapman has. With the current emphasis on human rights throughout the world today, this conflict can end. America, as a superpower has the power to make a change, little by little.
ReplyDeleteThis is a big enough issue because no matter who it is people should be able to live the life they want and not get persecuted for something they do not control. In order to de-escalate tensions between these countries we need to lower the bad stigma around it whether it be the religion they believe in or past down through family ideals. We need to teach others that they do not control others and their values. I believe in the end there will be countries that come out and fight for these persecuted people and give them a place that's accepting them
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