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/).