The Sultan of Brunei Hassanal Bolkiah Photo: AFP
Bridget Welsh is an expert on South East Asia at John Cabot University in Rome. She explains there's a political shift across the region right now leading to human rights being less important to governments. She says Brunei's move to impose a harsh new penal code for adultery and homosexuality is an example of those nations moving away from trying to build relationships with the West.
