Brunei has functionally abolished the death penalty; the last execution was carried out in 1992. Homosexuality is punishable by death, though this law has never been enforced. Brunei employs corporal punishment for certain offenses. Caning is a mandatory punishment for certain offenses, including homosexuality, but it is prohibited for children, the elderly, and those ruled unfit by a doctor. Canings are conducted in the presence of a doctor, who can end the caning at any time for medical reasons. “Spiritual rehabilitation” is mandatory for all Muslim inmates in Bruneian prisons. Letters to the Sultan or the Ombudsman are the only way to file a human rights complaint and there is no formal recourse for human rights violations committed by the government. The government maintains an extensive surveillance algorithm monitoring emails and chat messages. The algorithm is intended to report cases of “Suspected Religious Extremism” to the authorities for manual review. The government also has a network of paid informants to report people espousing religious extremism in public. Challenging the authority of the royal family is also illegal under a provision that also bans calling for revolution. Internet Service Providers and social media self-censor content but the government does not officially censor online content. All public performances and demonstrations must be approved by the Censorship Board. The Censorship Board approves most if not all public performances and demonstrations but is known to restrict Chinese New Year celebrations to Chinese temples and churches. The law does not formally protect freedom of speech, expression, association, religion, assembly, or the press. Homosexuality is punishable by death but this law goes unenforced. Abortion is legal to save the woman’s life. Brunei received a five-point penalty for an unenforced death penalty for homosexuality. Brunei received a five-point penalty for legal torture.