Discrimination Under China’s Two-Child Policy: Daily Brief
Justice for disabled survivors of sexual abuse in India; Russia targets activists; German inquiry on Belarus regime crimes; Kazakhstan authorities attack feminist activists; Uganda police raid LGBT shelter; Japan’s LGBT bill should clearly ban discrimination.
Chinese women have endured workplace abuse under the country's long-standing, restrictive two-child policy, which employers have used to discriminate against women who have one child, or those who have no children. China announced this week it will now allow women to have up to three children.
A recent judgement by India’s supreme court gives hope to women with disabilities seeking justice for sexual violence. The judgement emphasizes that testimony of a person with a disability should not be devalued or the person deemed incapable of testifying on grounds of a disability.
Russian authorities have targeted and detained Andrey Pivovarov, former executive director of a civil society organization, Open Russia Civic Movement, under its abusive undesirable organizations law adopted in May 2015.
German prosecutors are looking to open a preliminary inquiry into alleged serious abuses by the Belarus regime, potentially providing justice to Belarusian activists.
Two leaders of a feminist group Feminita were attacked by unidentified men at a private event in Shymkent, in southern Kazakhstan and detained by the police.
Police in Uganda reportedly raided an LGBTQ shelter and arrested 44 people under the pretext of enforcing Covid-19 restrictions. Homophobia is at the root of such arrests.
And finally, with the Olympic games approaching, Japan's government should set clear rules to ban discrimination on sexual orientation and gender equity as they discuss the LGBT bill.