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/).