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November 23, 2020 Commentary

From Pioneer to Laggard

Disinvestment and Privatization of Education in Uganda

Pupils sit in a classroom at the Kibuye Junior Primary School in the Katwe slum of Kampala, Uganda, October 14, 2016.

November 20, 2020 Commentary

Biden Administration Should Restore, Strengthen Consumer Protections

November 12, 2020 Dispatches

England is Under Lockdown Again. Is Universal Credit Ready?

Concerns About Equal Access to the Benefit and Fresh Fears Over the ‘Five-Week Wait’

Citizens Advice operates the “Help to Claim” service, which helps people apply for Universal Credit online.

November 9, 2020 Commentary

Human Rights Missing at Development Bank Summit

Residents of Mindonga settlement on the banks of the stream of effluents released by the PHC palm oil mill, a company supported by European public development banks. February 2, 2019, Yaligimba, Democratic Republic of the Congo.

November 9, 2020 News Release

California: Prop 22 Strips Gig Workers of Minimum Wage

New Law Threatens Workers’ Rights in US, Globally

Rally in California calling for the passage of Assembly Bill 5, a law that sought to provide wage and labor protections to gig workers.

November 9, 2020 Statement

Joint statement: Passage of California’s Prop 22 is a devastating blow to the rights of app-based workers

November 7, 2020 News Release

US: Voters Choose Biden as President

Right to Vote Should Not Be Undone by Baseless Lawsuits

Joe Biden speaks in Wilmington, Delaware on November 5, 2020, while Kamala Harris looks on.

November 6, 2020 Dispatches

What Three US Ballot Results Mean for Poverty and Inequality

Voters Decided on Measures Affecting Workers’ Rights

Envelopes containing ballots are shown at a San Francisco Department of Elections voting center in San Francisco, California, November 1, 2020.

November 2, 2020 Commentary

I Had to Rely on Food Stamps While Working Full-Time for Instacart

October 29, 2020 Dispatches

Past Covid-19 Relief Shows Fighting Poverty Is Possible

Stalled Negotiations Threaten Rights, Economic Recovery

People line up outside a grocery store in the Sunset Park neighborhood of Brooklyn, New York, May 11, 2020.

October 29, 2020 News Release

Rights, Transparency Central for Covid-19 Vaccines

Global Cooperation, Accountability Key

Two women in facemasks hug through a plastic curtain while a medical worker looks on

October 27, 2020 Q & A

Q&A: US Federal Elections & Human Rights

A man in a beanie and face mask stands in front of a sign that says "Vote Here"

October 27, 2020 Statement

Human Rights Watch: 2021 Domestic Transition Priorities for the Next US Administration

10 Key Issues that Demand the Administration's Immediate Attention

October 26, 2020 Letter