Brunei
Death penalty and prisoners' rights · Archive since 1999
Data card
- Legal status
- Abolitionist de facto
- Executions recorded in 2026
- 0
- Executions recorded in 2025
- 0
- First news item in the archive
- JANUARY 1, 1999 · The death penalty is mandatory for murder, unlawful...
- News items in the archive
- 51
Source: Hands Off Cain database, updated to 2026.
Brunei is classified as Abolitionist de facto in the Hands Off Cain database, updated to 2026. In 2026 the association recorded 0 executions in the country, against 0 the year before. The archive holds 51 news items on Brunei, from 1999 to today.
Latest news
- JANUARY 1, 2020BruneiDEATH PENALTY
The death penalty is mandatory for murder
The death penalty is mandatory for murder
- MAY 6, 2019BruneiDEATH PENALTY
BRUNEI 'WILL NOT ENFORCE GAY DEATH PENALTY AFTER GLOBAL BACKLASH'
Brunei's Sultan Hassanal Bolkiah has said gay sex will not be punished with the death penalty after he faced global backlash over the incoming legislation, the Evening Standard reported on 5 May 2019.
- APRIL 2, 2019BruneiDEATH PENALTY
ELTON JOHN ALIGNES WITH GEORGE CLOONEY'S BOYCOTT OF BRUNEI-OWNED HOTELS
Elton John has aligned with George Clooney’s boycott of Brunei-owned luxury hotels after the Asian nation passed strict “Sharia law” that would allow for the stoning death of LGBTQ people.
- MARCH 29, 2019BruneiDEATH PENALTY
BRUNEI TO PUNISH GAY SEX AND ADULTERY WITH DEATH BY STONING
A new law which comes into effect from next week will punish homosexual sex and adultery with death in the small southeast Asian kingdom of Brunei.
- JANUARY 1, 2019BruneiDEATH PENALTY
The death penalty is mandatory for murder
The death penalty is mandatory for murder
- JANUARY 1, 2018BruneiDEATH PENALTY
The death penalty is mandatory for murder
The death penalty is mandatory for murder
- FEBRUARY 13, 2017BruneiDEATH PENALTY
Malaysian national was sentenced for drug trafficking
13 February 2017: Malaysian national was sentenced for drug trafficking.
- JANUARY 1, 2017BruneiDEATH PENALTY
The death penalty is mandatory for murder
The death penalty is mandatory for murder
- FEBRUARY 28, 2016BruneiDEATH PENALTY
HIS Majesty said it will be 2018 by the time the third phase of the Syariah law can be enforced.Sultan Haji Hassanal Bolkiah Mu’izzaddin Waddaulah,
HIS Majesty said it will be 2018 by the time the third phase of the Syariah law can be enforced.Sultan Haji Hassanal Bolkiah Mu’izzaddin Waddaulah,
- JANUARY 1, 2016BruneiDEATH PENALTY
The death penalty is mandatory for murder
The death penalty is mandatory for murder
- JANUARY 1, 2015BruneiDEATH PENALTY
The death penalty is mandatory for murder
The death penalty is mandatory for murder
MAY 1, 2014BruneiDEATH PENALTYBRUNEI: NEW SHARIA PENAL CODE CAME INTO FORCE
the new Sharia Penal Code of Brunei Darussalam came into force, Sultan Hassanal Bolkiah stated in a royal
- APRIL 22, 2014BruneiDEATH PENALTY
BRUNEI POSTPONES NEW PENAL CODE THAT CALLS FOR ‘DEATH BY STONING’ FOR GAY SEX
Brunei has postponed its planned implementation of its new penal code that includes harsh Islamic
APRIL 11, 2014BruneiDEATH PENALTYBRUNEI: UNITED NATIONS VOICED DEEP CONCERN ABOUT THE NEW SHARIA PENAL CODE
the United Nations human rights office voiced deep concern about the revised penal code in Brunei
- FEBRUARY 3, 2014BruneiDEATH PENALTY
BRUNEI: SHARIAH-BASED PENAL CODE SET TO TAKE EFFECT, GAYS RISK STONING, EXECUTION
In what the International Commission of Jurists (ICJ) are calling ‘a step backward’ for human rights, the
- JANUARY 1, 2014BruneiDEATH PENALTY
The death penalty is mandatory for murder
The death penalty is mandatory for murder
- OCTOBER 22, 2013BruneiDEATH PENALTY
BRUNEI INTRODUCES STONING, FLOGGING, AMPUTATION AMONG NEW SHARIA PUNISHMENTS
The Sultan of Brunei has announced tough new Islamic punishments as part of a new sharia penal
- JANUARY 1, 2013BruneiDEATH PENALTY
The death penalty is mandatory for murder
The death penalty is mandatory for murder
- JANUARY 1, 2012BruneiDEATH PENALTY
The death penalty is mandatory for murder, unlawful possession of firearms and explosives
The death penalty is mandatory for murder, unlawful possession of firearms and explosives
- JANUARY 1, 2011BruneiDEATH PENALTY
The death penalty is mandatory for murder, unlawful possession of firearms and explosives
The death penalty is mandatory for murder, unlawful possession of firearms and explosives
- JANUARY 1, 2010BruneiDEATH PENALTY
The death penalty is mandatory for murder, unlawful possession of firearms and explosives
The death penalty is mandatory for murder, unlawful possession of firearms and explosives
- JANUARY 30, 2009BruneiDEATH PENALTY
BRUNEI SULTAN COMMUTES OFW DEATH PENALTY
the Sultan of Brunei commuted to life the death sentence of a Filipino worker who was convicted of murder.
- JANUARY 1, 2009BruneiDEATH PENALTY
The death penalty is mandatory for murder, unlawful possession of firearms and explosives
The death penalty is mandatory for murder, unlawful possession of firearms and explosives
- NOVEMBER 28, 2008BruneiDEATH PENALTY
BRUNEIAN'S DEATH PENALTY QUASHED BY APPEALS COURT
a 28 year old Brunei fisherman, caught in an anti-drug raid and condemned to die, escaped the gallows when the Brunei Appeals Court set him free.
- JANUARY 1, 2008BruneiDEATH PENALTY
The death penalty is mandatory for murder, unlawful possession of firearms and explosives
The death penalty is mandatory for murder, unlawful possession of firearms and explosives
- DECEMBER 18, 2007BruneiDEATH PENALTY
Brunei Darussalam voted against the Resolution...
Brunei Darussalam voted against the Resolution...
- JANUARY 1, 2007BruneiDEATH PENALTY
The death penalty is mandatory for murder, unlawful possession of firearms and explosives
The death penalty is mandatory for murder, unlawful possession of firearms and explosives
- JULY 12, 2006BruneiDEATH PENALTY
BRUNEI. MALAYSIAN NATIONAL SENTENCED TO DEATH ON DRUGS CHARGES
Mohammad bin Usin, 28, a Malaysian national, was sentenced to death by the Brunei High Court after he pleaded guilty to transporting from Miri...
- JANUARY 1, 2006BruneiDEATH PENALTY
The death penalty is mandatory for murder, unlawful possession of firearms and explosives
The death penalty is mandatory for murder, unlawful possession of firearms and explosives
- FEBRUARY 6, 2005BruneiDEATH PENALTY
BRUNEI. PHILIPPINES TO SAVE NATIONAL SENTENCED TO DEATH FOR MURDER
it was reported that the Philippine Department of Foreign Affairs (DFA) will manage to save an overseas Filipino worker (OFW), who was sentenced to death in Brunei for murdering his girlfriend.