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May 6, 2020 News Release

Ethiopia: Free Speech at Risk Amid Covid-19

New Emergency Law Raises Concerns of Further Arrests, Prosecutions

Ethiopian men read newspapers at a cafe during a declared state of emergency in Addis Ababa, Ethiopia.
May 6, 2020 Commentary

We Can Beat the Virus Only By Protecting Human Rights

 Chinese paramilitary police wear face masks in Beijing, May 1, 2020.
May 6, 2020 News Release

New Co-Chair of Human Rights Watch Board

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May 5, 2020 Feature

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May 5, 2020 Commentary

Why Brazil's President Needs to Change His Tune About Older People

A Zapotec woman washes her hands after learning from a local radio program about hand-washing and social distancing to avoid COVID-19, in Oaxaca state, Mexico, March 31, 2020.
May 5, 2020 News Release

Jordan: Free Speech Threats Under Covid-19 Response

New Penalties for ‘Causing Panic’ About Pandemic

Jordanian police personnel guard at a checkpoint during the second day of a nationwide curfew, amid concerns over the spread of coronavirus disease (COVID-19), in Amman, Jordan. © 2020 Reuters
May 5, 2020 Commentary

People with Disabilities May Need More than Just Intensive Care for Covid-19 Treatment

People were protective masks waiting outside an emergency room.
May 5, 2020 Dispatches

US Southern States Ease Covid-19 Restrictions, Risking Black Lives

Governors Should Prioritize Workers’ Health and Safety

A worker walks in to the Paris Healthcare Center in Paris, Texas, April 29, 2020.
May 5, 2020 News Release

Bangladesh: Rohingya Refugees in Risky Covid-19 Quarantine

Boat People Face Cyclones, Flooding on Bhasan Char

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May 5, 2020 Commentary

Coronavirus Adds Urgency to Ending Egypt’s Detention and Torture of Children

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May 5, 2020 News Release

US: State Department Should Affirm Rights for All

Unalienable Rights Panel Shouldn’t Rewrite International Law

US Secretary of State Mike Pompeo, right, unveils the creation of Commission on "Unalienable" Rights, headed by Mary Ann Glendon, left, a Harvard Law School professor and a former U.S. Ambassador to the Holy See, during an announcement at the US State Dep
May 5, 2020 Letter

Open Letter to President Tokayev concerning the Draft Law on Peaceful Assemblies

May 5, 2020 Dispatches

Angola’s Prisons Ill-Equipped to Curb Covid-19 Spread

Release More Detainees to Reduce Overcrowding

Angolan police patrol streets as people move about during the country's Covid-19 lockdown, Luanda, Angola, March 2020.
May 5, 2020 Report

China: Covid-19 Discrimination Against Africans

Forced Quarantines, Evictions, Refused Services in Guangzhou

An African restaurant is closed off along with other businesses in Guangzhou's Sanyuanli area, where a neighborhood is in lockdown after several people tested positive for the novel coronavirus disease, in Guangzhou, Guangdong province, China, April 13, 2020. 
May 4, 2020 Dispatches

Dozens Killed, Injured in Venezuela Prison Uprising

Government Failure to Address Chronically Dire Prison Conditions

Prisoners stand on the roof of the "Reten de Cabimas" detention center to demand prison guards let their families, below, enter with food on visitor day in Cabimas, Venezuela, November 17, 2019.

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