What is the 'International Convention on the Elimination of All Forms of Racial Discrimination' (‘ICERD’)? Does it prejudice Malay Rights entrenched in Article 153 of our Constitution? What should Malaysia do? Ratify it, or denounce it? How have other Muslim countries dealt with it? Read on.
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Should homosexuality be a crime in Malaysia? Right now, it is a crime. Have no doubt about that. But it may not remain so for long. Homosexuality is usually defined as the romantic attraction, or sexual behavior, between members of the same gender. The Malaysian Penal Code defines it as something entirely different. It condemns it as an ‘unnatural offence’. Section 377A criminalises it as ‘carnal intercourse against the order of nature’. The Malaysian ...
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