Malaysia pushes Sharia law to be tougher on LGBT Muslims

April 11, 2021 compassq 5 THINGS TO KNOW, NEWS, WORLD NEWS Comments Off on Malaysia pushes Sharia law to be tougher on LGBT Muslims
Protesters gather outside a mosque in Malaysia in 2011 to urge the government to recognise the LGBT+ community (Photo: Mohd Rasfan/AFP/Getty)

Malaysia is pushing for Sharia law to be tougher against LGBT+ Muslims even as it makes a bid for a spot on the UN Human Rights Council.

On Tuesday (6 April) the Malaysian government announced plans to move forward with an…