Protect Workers From Sexual Violence: Daily Brief

Plus: South Sudan hires lobbyists to block war crimes court; tough road ahead for new Bangladesh workers' association leader; South Sudanese activists reportedly killed; the case against Gambia's former leader Yahya Jammeh; US wants asylum seekers to pay for protection; Kazakhstan jails activists; and South African athlete Caster Semenya loses her appeal.

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This May Day, workers around the world are continuing the fight to be free from sexual violence and harassment. These remain a common problem for low-wage workers globally, and discriminatory social norms and legal gaps also prevent survivors from finding justice. 

South Sudan’s government has hired US-based lobbyists to prevent the creation of a Hybrid Court. The court is a key aspect of the country's peace deals, and would be instrumental in ensuring justice for victims of war crimes committed the country's long civil war. 

The new female leader of the Bangladesh workers’ association will team up with advocates and laborers to address the suffering of workers’ caused by lowered costs during manufacturing, she says. 

UN experts report claims that two South Sudanese government critics, Dong Luak and Aggrey Idri, were reportedly killed just days after they were kidnapped back in January 2017. Until now, their fate had remain unknown. 

Instead of protecting them properly, Bangladesh is pressing ahead with a deeply flawed plan to send Rohingya refugees to a flood-prone island

The Trump administration has not done much to protect the rights of asylum seekers, and now it wants them to pay a fee when they apply to seek asylum

Kazakh authorities jail citizens who attempt to exercise their right to express their views publicly.

And finally, there is dismay at news that the South African athlete Caster Semenya has lost her landmark legal case against the international athletics body, IAAF. This means she will have to take medication to reduce her testosterone levels if she wants to keep running on the international stage.