https://www.scmp.com/rss/501014/feed Suraj Girijashanker is assistant professor at Jindal Global Law School. He is a specialist in international human rights law and international refugee law. He was born and raised in Brunei. en https://assets.i-scmp.com/static/img/icons/scmp-meta-1200x630.png https://www.scmp.com A visit to your neighbourhood supermarket should be a routine if mildly enjoyable activity. However, for a number of minorities in Australia, stepping out to buy groceries can end in racial abuse and profiling. This month, two video clips emerged showing Asian shoppers being targeted by fellow shoppers at separate Woolworths stores. Woolworths is Australia’s largest supermarket chain, and along with Coles, controls over 60 per cent of the grocery market. Unfortunately, these are not isolated... https://www.scmp.com/comment/opinion/article/3094526/if-racist-attack-happens-supermarket-what-should-it-do?utm_source=rss_feed https://www.scmp.com/comment/opinion/article/3094526/if-racist-attack-happens-supermarket-what-should-it-do?utm_source=rss_feed Fri, 24 Jul 2020 14:00:06 +0000 Following Brunei’s implementation of strict sharia or Islamic laws that prescribe death by stoning and whipping for offences such as gay sex and adultery recently, condemnations have poured in thick and fast from many quarters around the world, including American celebrities George Clooney and Ellen DeGeneres. Last week, the University of Oxford announced that Brunei’s Sultan Hassanal Bolkiah had returned his honorary law degree after being told that the university was reviewing the award given... https://www.scmp.com/week-asia/opinion/article/3012738/brunei-lgbt-laws-move-over-george-clooney-why-asian-activists-are?utm_source=rss_feed https://www.scmp.com/week-asia/opinion/article/3012738/brunei-lgbt-laws-move-over-george-clooney-why-asian-activists-are?utm_source=rss_feed Sun, 02 Jun 2019 08:15:06 +0000