Human Rights Education in Asia-Pacific Volume Ten has the following contents:

Table of Contents

Publisher-Acknowledgment-Contents

Introduction

I. SECTORAL EDUCATION

CamASEAN: Social Inclusion by Raising Awareness and Capacity of the LGBTIQ
- Srorn Srun

Bal Mitra Gram (Child-Friendly Village): Promoting Child-centric Village Development
- P. Nagasayee Malathy

KRITI Film Club: #thoughtprovokingcinema for Social Change
- Aanchal Kapur

International Children Film Festival - Bangladesh
- Children's Film Society Bangladesh

The Papua New Guinea Human Rights Film Festival
- Human Rights Film Festival Committee Papua New Guinea

Addressing Caste Discrimination Through Non-formal Education: Experiences of Navsarjan Trust
- Martin Macwan

II. FORMAL EDUCATION

King's Academy's Jordan Model Parliament
- Shaden Al Salman and Muna Al-Alul

Media and Information Literacy in Cambodia
- Cambodian Center for Independent Media

Human Rights Education: Importance and Present Context in Nepal
- Ravi Prakash Vyas

Integrating Human Rights Education in Myanmar's Higher Education Institutions
- May Thida Aung and Louise Simonsen

III. SURVEYS AND RESEARCH

Human Rights and Theater Communication in Post-war Sri Lanka
- Thevanayagam Thevananth

Curriculum Reform, School Culture, Change: Reflections from Caste-Ridden India
- Devika Mittal

When Human Rights Higher Education and Development Cooperation Intersect: The Outreach Work of the Global Campus of Human Rights in Timor-Leste
- Adriano Remiddi

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The December 2020 (Volume 102) issue of the FOCUS Asia-Pacific newsletter has the following contents:

COVID-19 and Belt and Road: Some of the Issues Impacting Business and Human Rights

This is a short review of the situation in Asia regarding business activities and government responses to such activities in the context of the COVID-19 pandemic.

- Surya Deva

Japan's National Action Plan on Business and Human Rights: An Unfinished Project

This is an introduction to the issues and process of developing the national action plan of Japan on business and human rights.

- Hideki Matsuoka

Analysis of India's Responsible Business Framework

This is discussion on the Indian national policies related to business and human rights and the laws that negate these policies as they adversely affect vulnerable sectors.

- Namit Agarwal

COVID-19: Community Insights from AsiaPacific

This is an excerpt of a summary report on a perception survey on the COVID-19 pandemic in several Asian countries,including perception on people being seen as responsible for the spread of the virus.

- Risk Communication and Community Engagement Working Group

The whole file of the newsletter as well as individual files of the articles are now available online (https://www.hurights.or.jp/archives/focus/section1/2020/12/).

The September 2020 (Volume 101) issue of the FOCUS Asia-Pacific newsletter has the following contents:

Violence Against Women in Kazakhstan: Is it Getting Worse?

This is a discussion of the causes of violence against Kazakhstani women. It also highlights the role of the movement of people against this violence.

- Aizada Arystanbek

Protecting Women in Lebanon

This is a presentation on the domestic violence and other issues affecting women and girls in Lebanon. It likewise discusses the civil society campaigns calling for legal reform and protection measures for women and girls.

- KAFA

Young Women and Girls in "Pregnancy Conflicts"

This is a discussion of the plight of pregnant women and girls in Japan who do not have any support or place to stay.

- Kiyomi Matsushita

Formulating the Kansai SDGs Citizens' Agenda: Fostering Public Awareness and Creating the Future

This is a report on the initiative of the Kansai SDGs Citizens' Agenda in formulating a Sustainable Development Agenda for the Kansai region of Japan.

- IWASAKI Hiroyasu and TAKAHASHI Miwako

COVID-19 Crisis and Filipinos in Kansai

This is an excerpt of a report on a survey of Filipinos living in Kansai regarding their situation in the midst of the COVID-19 pandemic.

- Ma. Reinaruth D. Carlos and Jefferson R. Plantilla

The whole file of the newsletter as well as individual files of the articles are now available online (https://www.hurights.or.jp/archives/focus/section1/2020/09/).

The June 2020 (Volume 100) issue of the FOCUS Asia-Pacific newsletter has the following contents:

HURIGHTS OSAKA in the Midst of the COVID-19 Pandemic

This is a brief presentation about HURIGHTS OSAKA, and its current activities.

- Osamu Shiraishi

Achieving SDGs through Local Ordinances

This is a discussion on the effort of the members of communities in Okayama prefecture to ensure the safety of women who take the trains and thus help achieve the goals of Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs).

- Eiji Hamanishi

SDGs and Southeast Asian Migrant Workers

This is a discussion of the situation of Southeast migrant workers who toil within the countries in Southeast Asia. The existing commitment of Southeast Asian states to protect the rights of migrant workers would help achieve their Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs).

- Jefferson R. Plantilla

Countering Islamophobia in India

This is a discussion on the current events in India that exacerbate the attacks against Indian Muslims not only by some sections of the Hindu population but by law enforcement agencies.

- Aditya Menon

Focus Asia-Pacific: 100th Issue

In celebration of the 100th issue of this newsletter, this article highlights the various aspects of the newsletter in terms of content, circulation and use.

- Jefferson R. Plantilla

The whole file of the newsletter as well as individual files of the articles are now available online (https://www.hurights.or.jp/archives/focus/section1/2020/06/).

The March 2020 (Volume 99) issue of the FOCUS Asia-Pacific newsletter has the following contents:

Rural Women for Sustainable Development

This is a discussion on the work of an organization of rural women on the economic and social status upliftment of marginalized women in rural communities in Kyrgyzstan.

- Alga Rural Women's NGO

Advocating for the Rights of Persons with Disabilities in Jordan

This is a discussion on the activities of an organization of persons with disabilities in Jordan that aim at making those with disabilities able to enjoy their rights under the law, live independently and engage society.

- Asia Abdel Mutaleb Yaghi

Empowering Communities and Building Resilience

This is a discussion on the programs of a non-governmental organization in Fiji that address the environmental and human rights issues in Fijian communities.

- Social Empowerment and Education Programme (SEEP)

Discussions on Human Rights Education

This is a review of proceedings in three regional and international human rights conferences in relation to human rights education in Asia.

- Jefferson R. Plantilla

The whole file of the newsletter as well as individual files of the articles are now available online (https://www.hurights.or.jp/archives/focus/section1/2020/03/).

The December 2019 (Volume 98) issue of the FOCUS Asia-Pacific newsletter has the following contents:

ACHR and Housing Rights in Asia

This article discusses the development of a regional non-governmental organization as its responds to the situation of the informal settlers in Asia.

- Somsook Boonyabancha, Thomas Kerr and Brenda Pérez-Castro

AICHR: Ten Years of Promoting and Protecting Human Rights in ASEAN

This is a review of the first ten years of existence of an international human rights mechanism in Southeast Asia.

- Yuyun Wahyuningrum

Nepalese Children in Japan: Facing a Great Opportunity or an Uncertain Future?

This is a discussion on the situation of Nepalese children in Japan whose future in the country depends to a large extent on their Japanese education.

- Dinesh Prasad Joshi Ratala

Time to act: Governments as catalysts for business respect for human rights

This article consist of remarks by Asako Okai, UNDP Assistant Administrator and Director of the Crisis Bureau, at the 2019 UN Forum on Business and Human Rights held in Geneva in November 2019 and a short introduction of UNDP's Business and Human Rights (B+HR) Asian regional program.

- UNDP

The whole file of the newsletter as well as individual files of the articles are now available online (https://www.hurights.or.jp/archives/focus/section1/2019/12/).