Brunei

Capital Punishment Status
Abolitionist de facto
On Death Row
1
Foreign Nationals
1
Last execution
1957
Country Image

Brunei retains the death penalty but is currently abolitionist de facto.

Where data is available, you can click on the button to read our latest report on the death penalty for foreign nationals in Brunei and scroll down for country-specific charts.

Death penalty crimes

  • Adultery
  • Apostacy
  • Arson
  • Blasphemy
  • Drug Trafficking
  • Homosexuality
  • Kidnapping
  • Murder
  • Rape
  • Terrorism
  • Treason

Mandatory death penalty crimes

  • Adultery
  • Arson
  • Drug Trafficking
  • Homosexuality
  • Kidnapping
  • Murder
  • Terrorism

Main nationalities of foreign nationals sentenced to death

Gender of foreign nationals sentenced to death

1

Male

0

Female

Top crimes for which foreign nationals sentenced to death

Main occupations of foreign nationals sentenced to death

Main regions of origin of foreign nationals sentenced to death

Status of foreign nationals sentenced to death

Additional Resources

Country Report: Foreign Nationals in Sri Lanka

Preview
University of Oxford
Author/Editor
Death Penalty Research Unit
Date of Publication
2022
Resources

Country Report: Foreign Nationals in Singapore

Preview
University of Oxford
Author/Editor
Death Penalty Research Unit
Date of Publication
2023
Resources

Country Report: Foreign Nationals in Kuwait

Preview
University of Oxford
Author/Editor
Death Penalty Research Unit
Date of Publication
2022
Resources

Partners

Funded by

Privacy Notice