Indonesian lawmakers unanimously passed a sweeping new criminal code that criminalizes sex outside marriage, as part of a tranche of changes that critics say threaten human rights and freedoms, and pictured, an activist in Jakarta, Indonesia on December 5.
Indonesian lawmakers unanimously passed a sweeping new criminal code that criminalizes sex outside marriage, as part of a tranche of changes that critics say threaten human rights and freedoms, and pictured, an activist in Jakarta, Indonesia on December 5.
Indonesian lawmakers unanimously passed a sweeping new criminal code on Tuesday that criminalizes sex outside marriage, as part of a tranche of changes that critics say threaten human rights and freedoms in the Southeast Asian country.
The new code, which also applies to foreign residents and tourists, bans cohabitation before marriage, apostasy, and provides punishments for insulting the president or expressing views counter to the national ideology.
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