Dear John, The new year has begun with complex challenges for human rights.
In Brazil, the acts of violence and vandalism against government buildings in Brasilia at the hands of Bolsonaro supporters were a tragic illustration of the rising attacks against democracy across the Americas. They also brought renewed attention to the need for governments to take decisive action against dangerous discourses based on hatred, disinformation, and a disregard for the rule of law.
These authoritarian tendencies are increasingly affecting women as I analyze in an opinion piece published in Hora Cero.
Things haven't been much better in the United States, where the Biden administration announced a series of new measures that will prevent numerous asylum seekers from entering the country and is certain to endanger many of them. Read more about the implications of those measures here. That and much more in today’s WOLA weekly. Best, |
