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#Malaysia's sentence of #caning for consensual same-sex conduct is "not enough," according to deputy religious affairs minister @Ustaz_Marzuk, who has apparently decided cheap shots at #LGBT people are the fastest way to advance his career. https://www.malaymail.com/news/malaysia/2021/01/19/putrajaya-could-amend-act-355-to-introduce-heavier-punishments-against-lgbt/1941893
#LGBT people already face persecution in Malaysia. As per @HRW's #Rights2021 report, discrimination against
LGBT people is pervasive. Federal law punishes “carnal knowledge against the order of nature” with 20 years in prison & mandatory whipping. https://www.hrw.org/world-report/2021/country-chapters/malaysia#
LGBT people is pervasive. Federal law punishes “carnal knowledge against the order of nature” with 20 years in prison & mandatory whipping. https://www.hrw.org/world-report/2021/country-chapters/malaysia#
#Syariah laws against same-sex conduct provide another layer of repression. In 2018, two women were caned for "attempted" same-sex relations in #Malaysia's #Terengganu state in what @justice_sisters described as a shocking spectacle. https://www.theguardian.com/world/2018/sep/03/women-caned-in-malaysia-for-attempting-to-have-lesbian-sex
After another horrific #caning in #Selangor in 2019, one man who had been sentenced to caning challenged the constitutionality of the state syariah law against "unnatural sex" in federal court. The case is pending. https://sg.news.yahoo.com/judgment-reserved-challenge-against-sgor-062000019.html
I worked with @justice_sisters to document how hostile rhetoric from #Malaysian government officials contributes to violence against #LGBT people. @Ustaz_Marzuk 's threats have real human consequences. …https://www.georgetownjournalofinternationalaffairs.org/online-edition/2019/6/23/the-deceased-cant-speak-for-herself-violence-against-lgbt-people-in-malaysia
We've also documented how, when state religious officials enforce syariah laws against #trans women in #Malaysia, they take the opportunity to physically and sexually assault them. https://www.hrw.org/news/2014/09/24/malaysia-transgender-people-under-threat
. @Ustaz_Marzuk's attack on #LGBT communities takes place in the context of widespread violations of human rights. As my colleague @reaproy observes, PM Muhyiddin "seems intent on dragging #Malaysia back to the bad old days of the Najib government." https://www.hrw.org/news/2021/01/13/malaysia-dangerous-backsliding-rights
