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May 14, 2020 Dispatches

Covid-19 Brings Out Government’s Ugly Side in Cameroon

Opposition Not Allowed to Participate in Response

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A Perfect Storm Is Brewing in Burundi

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Covid-19 Backlash Targets LGBT People in South Korea

Government Should Act to Prevent Discrimination

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May 13, 2020 Dispatches

Attack on Tajik Journalist Reporting on Covid-19

Authorities Should Investigate Beating of Abdulloh Ghurbati

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May 13, 2020 Dispatches

Humor Comes at a Price in Morocco and Tunisia

Two Women Face Justice for Covid-19 Jokes

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May 13, 2020 Dispatches

It’s Not Just Covid-19 That Threatens UK’s Human Rights

Fighting Pandemic Should Not Mean Other Problems Are Ignored

A man wheels his suitcase across Westminster Bridge looking towards the Houses of Parliament, at would normally be rush hour as the lockdown to prevent the spread of the coronavirus continues in London, March 30, 2020.
May 12, 2020 Dispatches

Lockdown Should Not Discriminate Against Migrants, Refugees

Greece Extends Covid-19 Lockdown at Refugee Camps

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May 11, 2020 Dispatches

No Justice 10 Years After Thailand’s ‘Red Shirt’ Crackdown

Policymakers, Officers Escape Accountability for Nearly 100 Deaths

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May 11, 2020 Dispatches

Colombia Should Protect Displaced People During Covid-19

Afro, Indigenous Communities Especially at Risk

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May 11, 2020 Dispatches

Kyrgyzstan Should Grant Rights Defender His Freedom

Azimjon Askarov’s Final Appeal to Be Heard May 13

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May 9, 2020 Dispatches

Closing Pakistan’s Maternity Wards Puts Women at Risk

Protect Health Workers, Ensure Essential Medical Care During Pandemic

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May 8, 2020 Dispatches

Thailand Should Free Detained Migrants Amid Pandemic

Covid-19 Infections Spread Like Wildfire in Squalid Lockup

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May 8, 2020 Dispatches

Hungary Rejects Opportunity to Protect Women from Violence

Government Blocks Key Treaty as Covid-19 Exposes Scale of Domestic Abuse

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May 8, 2020 Dispatches

Governments Call for Protection of Sexual and Reproductive Rights

Covid-19 Response Should Promote Gender Equality

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May 8, 2020 Dispatches

UN Security Council Should Renew South Sudan Arms Embargo

Neighboring Countries Still Blatantly Send South Sudan Weapons

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