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April 24, 2020 Commentary

Millions of Children Threatened by Violence Risk Being Forgotten Amid Coronavirus Lockdowns

Covid and Abuse
April 24, 2020 Commentary

Why Covid-19 Choices Are Critical for Children

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April 23, 2020 Commentary

Use Community Engagement to Identify People in Need of Relief

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April 23, 2020 Commentary

Now Is Not the Time for the U.S. to Deport Venezuelans

The Trump administration is talking about freezing immigration for 60 days, at a time when it’s urgent to address the vulnerability of thousands of Venezuelans in the United States.

People protest outside the children's hospital JM de los Rios because of lack of medicines, in Caracas, Venezuela March 12, 2020.
April 22, 2020 Commentary

Lebanon’s Refugee Restrictions Could Harm Everyone’s Health

Fears Hamper Self-Reporting for Coronavirus

Syrian refugees in a building under construction they have been using as a shelter in a city in southern Lebanon, on March 17, 2020, after Lebanon urged people to stay at home for two weeks to stem a novel coronavirus outbreak.
April 20, 2020 Commentary

Reversing Zimbabwe's Dismal Rights Record Since 1980

Zimbabwe's President Emmerson Mnangagwa attends the World Economic Forum (WEF) annual meeting in Davos, Switzerland January 24, 2018.
April 18, 2020 Commentary

India’s Steps to Contain Covid-19 Have Failed to Curb Anti-Muslim Rhetoric

Discrimination Will Affect the Country’s Fight Against the Pandemic

Men wait for a bus that will take them to a quarantine facility in the Nizamuddin area of New Delhi, India, March 31, 2020.
April 17, 2020 Commentary

California’s Bail-Rule Changes Could Save Lives in Coronavirus Crisis

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April 16, 2020 Commentary

How Covid-19 Could Impact the Climate Crisis

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April 16, 2020 Commentary

Africa’s Covid-19 Response Should Focus on People’s Needs, Rights

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April 16, 2020 Commentary

In Lebanon's Covid-19, Aid the Vulnerable, Including LGBT People

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April 15, 2020 Commentary

In Tibet, it’s a crime to even talk about the value of mother-tongue education

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April 15, 2020 Commentary

How girls’ education and safety will be harmed by the covid response

And the steps African governments can and must take to mitigate it.

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April 14, 2020 Commentary

Gay Sex Still a Crime in Singapore Thanks to Dubious Legal Rulings

Keeping a Law on the Books Just to Demonize a Minority is Clearly Wrong

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April 13, 2020 Commentary

Big Data Could Undermine the COVID-19 Response

Blind spots in location-tracking data can threaten both public health and human rights

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