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June 8, 2020 Dispatches

Mental Health Support Necessary During Covid-19 Pandemic

“Panic Attacks, Depression, Exhaustion” Cited as Among the Tolls of the Crisis

A man walks past a street art mural by the artist ADW in County Laois, Ireland, May 30, 2020. Entitled "Is it Still raining? I hadn't noticed", the work deals with the issue of mental health during the Covid-19 lockdown.

June 8, 2020 News Release

UK Failing Domestic Abuse Victims in Pandemic

Enact Legislation Protecting Those Most At Risk

People walk past a graffiti reading ‘End abuse against women’ on Euston Road, in London, Friday March 6, 2020.

June 8, 2020 News Release

Saudi Arabia: Release Yemeni Blogger

Arbitrary Detention Threatens Free Expression

Illustration of string sealing person’s lips.

June 8, 2020 Dispatches

Climate Change an Emerging Threat to Pregnancy Health

Webinar Highlights Connection Between Reproductive Justice and Heat Health Epidemiology

A pregnant African-American woman sits on a bench in a black and white photo

June 6, 2020 News Release

Iran: Free Students Long in Solitary

No Access to Lawyer, Risk of Mistreatment

June 5, 2020 News Release

Cambodia: Thai Activist Abducted in Phnom Penh

Urgently Locate Wanchalearm Satsaksit

Wanchalearm Satsaksit, a prominent Thai pro-democracy activist living in exile in Cambodia, was abducted in Phnom Penh on June 4, 2020.

June 5, 2020 News Release

Venezuela: Deal to Distribute Aid through UN

World Food Program Should be Allowed In

Individuos con mascarillas caminan al lado de un mural con una imagen de Nicolás Maduro en Caracas, el 17 de abril de 2020, en medio de un brote del nuevo coronavirus (COVID-19).

June 5, 2020 Commentary

Iraq’s new government should lift barriers to free speech

June 5, 2020 Dispatches

Reckless Use of US Helicopters to Intimidate Protesters

Militarized Response to Protests Endangers Lives

A US military UH-72A “Lakota” hovers low over protesters on June 1, 2020 in Washington, DC, battering them with its rotor wash and sending debris flying.

June 5, 2020 Impact

Greece Restarts Suspended Asylum Procedure

Country’s 30-Day Hold on Right to Claim Asylum Not Renewed

A child plays in a temporary tent camp near the camp for migrants in Moria, Lesbos which is overcrowded and lacks adequate hygiene facilities and sanitation, putting migrants, including pregnant people, at particular risk amid Covid-19

June 5, 2020 Commentary

RAMCO Strike a Key Moment for Labor Rights in Lebanon

June 5, 2020 Commentary

‘Please Help Those Who Are Sick and Leave Me Be’

Former Covid-19 Patient’s Quarantine Saga

June 5, 2020 News Release

US: Stop Using Untrained, Abusive Agencies at Protests

Immigration, Border Control Have History of Abuse, Lack Accountability

U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) officers conduct a targeted enforcement operation in Atlanta, Georgia, U.S. on February 9, 2017.

June 5, 2020 Impact

Chinese Human Rights Lawyer Released After 4 Years

Wang Quanzhang Reunites with His Family in Beijing

Li Wenzu, wife of lawyer Wang Quanzhang, who was detained in what is known as the "709" crackdown, joins others protesting in front of the Supreme People's Procuratorate in Beijing, China July 7, 2017.

June 5, 2020 News Release

Philippines: New Anti-Terrorism Act Endangers Rights

Special Council Would Usurp Court Powers

A protester carries a sign at a rally against the draft Anti-Terrorism Act in Quezon City, Philippines, June 4, 2020.

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