U.N. opposes anti-LGBT law in Brunei

The southeast Asian country of Brunei has adopted a statute that, effective Tuesday, will outlaw same-sex acts and punishes violators with death by stoning, a move that has met with widespread international condemnation. The penal code also calls for the death penalty in instances of adultery and rape. The human rights division of the United Nations has appealed to the Brunei government to delay implementing the new statute.