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/).