What South Africa Should Do to Protect Women: Daily Brief
Sufficient funding needed for US public housing; EU should welcome Afghan refugees; Hong Kong activists convicted for organizing protests; Russia should free activist Semyon Simonov; Ethiopia Tigray conflict’s effect on education.
South Africa should address its high rates of gender-based violence by tackling misogynistic attitudes as well as enforcing comprehensive legislation.
US Congress should ensure sufficient funding for public housing which is critical to protecting the right to affordable housing, especially for women, and people with disabilities, as well as Black, Indigenous, and other people of color.
Europe should welcome Afghan refugees who are fleeing the Taliban rule in Afghanistan.
7 Hong Kong activists have been sentenced to jail for organizing protests.
Russia should free Semyon Simonov and stop punishing human rights activists for their work.
More on Ethiopia’s Tigray conflict: the ongoing violence has reportedly led to the damage of schools, negatively impacting education.