Reactions: "This law criminalises trans women, and this and similar laws in Malaysia deprive trans women of fundamental human rights, including right to self determination, right to live with dignity, freedom of expression, freedom of movement, right to livelihood, among others," says Thilaga Sulathireh from Malaysian trans rights group Justice for Sisters.
"This effectively criminalises these artists," Govinda said.
This Act criminalises sexual assault, sexual harassment, and pornography involving a child (under 18 years of age) and mandates the setting up of Special Courts to expedite trials of these offences.
As Mausi Segun, Human Rights Watch's Nigeria researcher, told me: "This law criminalises what are essentially private, personal relationships.
Since breaching the order can result in jail, this section effectively criminalises all trespass, generally a civil matter.
"This offence specifically criminalises the activity of commonwealth officials who have released commonwealth information in contravention of their obligations, not journalists".
According to University of Sydney Law School associate professor David Rolph this broad offence criminalises menacing, harassing, or causing offence using mobile phones, Facebook, Twitter etc. "In order for there to be prosecutions for this offence, people have to report the incident to the police.
Second, it criminalises acts that need not be criminalised.
This is responsible management, as Uganda's law criminalises the "promotion of homosexuality" and directly threatens public-health efforts.
