PETALING JAYA: Over a week after two women were publicly caned for having same sex relations in Terengganu, civil groups continue to protest, claiming that the duo had initially pleaded not guilty to the charge.
Calling for a moratorium on corporal punishment, the Joint Action Group for Gender Equality (JAG) said the caning, which was carried out in open court, marked a “dangerous escalation in the practice of corporal punishment”.
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