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April 7, 2020 News Release

South Africa: Set Rights-Centered COVID-19 Measures

Monitor Lockdown Enforcement; Support Vulnerable Groups

Soldiers patrol the streets in an attempt to enforce a 21 day nationwide lockdown, aimed at limiting the spread of coronavirus disease (COVID-19), in Alexandra township, South Africa, March 28, 2020.
April 6, 2020 News Release

Afghanistan: Prosecute Head of ISIS-linked Group

Ensure Due Process, Victim Role in War Crimes Trial

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April 6, 2020 News Release

Asia: Reduce Prison Populations Facing COVID-19

Overcrowding, Unsanitary Conditions Threaten Catastrophe

Indonesian prisoners approaching the end of their sentences are released to avoid a coronavirus outbreak in overcrowded prisons in Depok, near Jakarta, Indonesia, April 2, 2020.
April 6, 2020 News Release

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A man wearing a protective face mask passes groceries through the barricades blocked a residential area in Wuhan in central China's Hubei province, February 23, 2020.
April 6, 2020 News Release

Philippines: Reduce Crowded Jails to Stop COVID-19

Release Low-Level Offenders; Prioritize Older and Ill Prisoners

Inmates in the North Cotabato District Jail in Kidapawan City, Philippines, January 2017.  (c) 2017 AP Photo
April 6, 2020 News Release

US: Ease Sanctions on Iran in COVID-19 Crisis

Ensure Access to Essential Resources

Paramedics work in a laboratory that tests samples taken from patients suspected of being infected with the new coronavirus, in the southwestern city of Ahvaz, Iran, March, 10, 2020.
April 6, 2020 News Release

Bahrain: Free Imprisoned Rights Defenders and Opposition Activists

Extend Releases to Those at Special Risk of COVID-19

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April 5, 2020 News Release

Cambodia: Prisons Potential COVID-19 Epicenters

Reduce Overcrowding by Releasing Low-Risk and Vulnerable Prisoners

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April 5, 2020 News Release

Algeria: Protest Leader’s Sentence Doubled on Eve of His Release

Karim Tabbou Goes on Trial for Other Charges April 6

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April 3, 2020 News Release

Myanmar: Reduce Prison Populations to Limit COVID-19

Immediately Release Political Prisoners, Pre-Trial Detainees, High Health Risks

A member of the Yangon City and Development Committee disinfects government offices to help curb the spread of the new coronavirus in Yangon, Myanmar Wednesday, March 25, 2020.
April 3, 2020 News Release

DR Congo: Respecting Rights Key Amid Covid-19

Assist Most Vulnerable with Food, Clean Water; Rein in Security Forces

Pro-democracy activists from Filimbi movement raise awareness about the COVID-19 pandemic in Kinshasa’s Gambela market, Democratic Republic of Congo, March 28, 2020.
April 3, 2020 News Release

Armenia: Law Restricts Privacy Amid COVID-19 Fight

Any Limits Require Human Rights Protections

The Parliament of Armenia adopted the bill granting the authorities broad surveillance powers to track coronavirus cases.
April 2, 2020 News Release

Myanmar: Editor Wrongfully Charged

Counter-Terrorism Law Threatens Press Freedom, Freedom of Information

Myanmar press freedom and youth activists demonstrate for the release of two jailed Reuters journalists, Wa Lone and Kyaw Soe Oo, in Yangon, Myanmar, September 16, 2018.
April 2, 2020 News Release

Cambodia: Emergency Bill Recipe for Dictatorship

COVID-19 Crisis Pretext for Hun Sen to Seek Unlimited Powers, Go After Critics

Cambodia's Prime Minister Hun Sen gestures during a speech on the current state of a new virus from China in Phnom Penh, Cambodia, Thursday, Jan. 30, 2020.
April 2, 2020 News Release

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Should Require End to Ban on Pregnant Girls’ Schooling

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