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_Published 2018-09-03. Amnesty Malaysia Director: "People should not live in fear because of their sexual preferences"_


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## Transcript

Caning is a form of torture. Inflicting this brutal punishment on two individuals who engaged in consentual relationships, send Malaysia back to the ages. It is also a dreadful reminder of the discrimination of LGB type people in Malaysia. As long as this Draconian laws exist the community is at risk of this punishment. People should not live in fear because of their sexual preferences. It is a signicant deviation from what we hoped for. This is because the Minister of Foreign Affairs has said that Malysia is working on rectifying UN commission against torture. This will be a serious set back in eliminating torture in Malysia.

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