▁due ▁to ▁these ▁in equal ities ▁and ▁reports ▁to ▁the ▁General ▁Assembly ▁of ▁the ▁UN ▁have ▁recommended ▁it ▁be ▁out la wed . ▁Many ▁Muslim ▁states ▁are ▁not ▁sign ator ies ▁of ▁the ▁International ▁C oven ant ▁on ▁Civil ▁and ▁Political ▁Rights ▁( IC CP R ), ▁including ▁Sa udi ▁Arab ia , ▁United ▁Arab ▁Em ir ates , ▁Q atar , ▁Malays ia , ▁Br une i , ▁O man , ▁and ▁South ▁Sud an ; ▁therefore ▁the ▁UN ▁treat y ▁doesn ' t ▁apply ▁to ▁these ▁countries . ▁ ▁Canada ▁Canada ▁has ▁taken ▁a ▁strong ▁stand ▁against ▁pol yg amy , ▁and ▁the ▁Department ▁of ▁Justice ▁of ▁Canada ▁has ▁argued ▁that ▁pol yg yn y ▁is ▁a ▁viol ation ▁of ▁International ▁Human ▁Rights ▁Law , ▁as ▁a ▁form ▁of ▁gender ▁disc rim ination . ▁In ▁Canada , ▁the ▁federal ▁C riminal ▁Code ▁applies ▁throughout ▁the ▁country . ▁ ▁It ▁extends ▁the ▁definition ▁of ▁pol yg amy ▁to ▁having ▁any ▁kind ▁of ▁conjug al ▁union ▁with ▁more ▁than ▁one ▁person ▁at ▁the ▁same ▁time . ▁Also ▁anyone ▁who ▁ass ists , ▁celebr ates , ▁or ▁is ▁a ▁part ▁to ▁a ▁r ite , ▁ceremony , ▁or ▁contract ▁that ▁san ctions ▁a ▁pol yg am ist ▁relationship ▁is ▁guilty ▁of ▁pol yg amy . ▁Pol yg amy ▁is ▁an ▁off ence ▁pun ish able ▁by ▁up ▁to ▁five ▁years ▁in ▁prison . ▁In ▁ 2 0 1 7 , ▁two ▁Canadian ▁religious ▁leaders ▁have ▁been ▁found ▁guilty ▁of ▁pract icing ▁pol yg amy