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April 9, 2020 News Release

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States Should Allow Rescue Boats to Land, While Protecting Health

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April 7, 2020 Dispatches

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Some Released, Remainder Face Serious Risks from COVID-19

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April 7, 2020 Dispatches

Soap: Refugees Need it Too

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April 7, 2020 Dispatches

Trump Administration Using Pandemic as Excuse to Target Asylum Seekers

Planned ‘Expulsions’ From US Are Illegal, Harmful

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April 6, 2020 Letter

NGO's Open letter to European Governments

April 3, 2020 Interview

The Coronavirus in Europe: From Lockdowns to Power Grabs

COVID-19 in Europe, the Central Eurasian Region, and Turkey

Military police officers patrol at a market in Budapest, Hungary, March 31, 2020.
April 2, 2020 Dispatches

Coronavirus Poses Added Risks to Australia’s Immigration Detainees

Release People to Mitigate Threat of COVID-19 Spread

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April 2, 2020 News Release

US: COVID-19 Policies Risk Asylum Seekers’ Lives

Rejections at Border Increase Health Concerns

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April 1, 2020 Letter

Human Rights Watch Letter to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention and Department of Homeland Security Regarding Orders Related to Suspending Travel Across US Borders

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March 27, 2020 News Release

Europe: Curb Immigration Detention Amid Pandemic

Health Risks and International Law Require Safer Alternatives

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March 24, 2020 News Release

Greece: Move Asylum Seekers, Migrants to Safety

Immediate Hotspot Decongestion Needed to Address COVID-19

Asylum seekers and migrants in the Reception and Identification Center of Moria, Lesbos after a fire broke out, on March 16, 2020.
March 21, 2020 Dispatches

South Africa Should Uphold the Dignity of Asylum Seekers

On Human Rights Day, End Abuses Against Asylum Seekers

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March 16, 2020 Dispatches

Greek Vessel Takes Syrians, Afghans to Closed Camp

Authorities State Intention to Bar from Asylum, Deport New Arrivals to Turkey

Greek naval vessel holding newly arrived asylum seekers and migrants, shortly after departing Mytilene harbor, March 14, 2020.
March 16, 2020 Statement

Joint NGO Statement Regarding Refugee Children in Greece

March 12, 2020 Amicus Briefing

Amicus Brief in the GEO Group, Inc. v. Gavin Newsom; Xavier Becerra

Brief of Amici Curiae of Immigrant Legal Resource Center, Human Rights Watch and Freedom For Immigrants

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