`` 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 . Brunei has become the first East Asian country to adopt sharia law . The move comes after a series of recent attacks on Christians in Brunei, including an attack by Islamic militants that killed two people and injured three others last month. International human rights groups have publicly condemned the move .
Brunei has become the first East Asian country to adopt sharia law . The move comes after a series of recent attacks on Christians in Brunei, including an attack by Islamic militants that killed two people and injured three others last month. International human rights groups have publicly condemned the move .