Indonesia has been the first East Asian country to adopt sharia law . `` It may open the floodgates for further human rights violations against women , children , and other people on the basis of sexual orientation and gender identity , '' officials from the Asia Pacific Coalition on Male Sexual Health ( APCOM ) and Islands of South East Asian Network on Male and Transgender Sexual Health ( ISEAN ) , said in a joint statement released last week . The sharia - based criminal code will eventually include death by stoning . International human rights groups have publicly criticized the move .
Indonesia has been the first East Asian country to adopt sharia law . The sharia - based criminal code will eventually include death by stoning . International human rights groups have publicly criticized the move .