The Sultan Omar Ali Saifuddien mosque in Bandar Seri Begawan, Brunei. Photo: EPA The Sultan Omar Ali Saifuddien mosque in Bandar Seri Begawan, Brunei. Photo: EPA
The Sultan Omar Ali Saifuddien mosque in Bandar Seri Begawan, Brunei. Photo: EPA
Suraj Girijashanker
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Suraj Girijashanker

Brunei LGBT laws: move over George Clooney, why Asian activists are better off without ‘Western saviours’

  • Celebrities’ campaign against the implementation of strict sharia laws has focused mainly on gay sex being punishable by death
  • The impact of the regressive rules on other segments of society has been neglected

Suraj Girijashanker
Suraj Girijashanker

Updated: 2:38pm, 4 Jun, 2019

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The Sultan Omar Ali Saifuddien mosque in Bandar Seri Begawan, Brunei. Photo: EPA The Sultan Omar Ali Saifuddien mosque in Bandar Seri Begawan, Brunei. Photo: EPA
The Sultan Omar Ali Saifuddien mosque in Bandar Seri Begawan, Brunei. Photo: EPA
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Suraj Girijashanker

Suraj Girijashanker

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.