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August 3, 2020 Report

Ukraine: Covid-19 Rules Blocked Access to Pensions

Restrictions That Pushed People into Poverty Lifted, But More Reform Needed

A soldier in a face mask checks the temperature of an older woman at a checkpoint in Mayorsk, Donetsk region, Ukraine, Monday, March 16, 2020.
July 30, 2020 Statement

Cambodia: Appeal Court Set to Rule on Southeast Asia’s First Transboundary Class Action into Human Rights Abuses

July 23, 2020 Dispatches

EU’s Recovery Fund Should Protect People Living in Poverty

Budget and Covid-19 Package Need to Bolster Rights of Marginalized People

A woman receives donated food from the Aluche Neighborhood Association headquarters where volunteers have delivered food and donated products for those in need amid coronavirus outbreak, in Madrid, Spain.
June 29, 2020 Q & A

Protecting Economic and Social Rights During and Post-Covid-19

Questions and Answers on Economic and Social Assistance

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June 29, 2020 News Release

Covid-19’s Serious Risks for Economic Rights

Questions, Answers, Recommendations for Government Action

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June 24, 2020 Dispatches

Court Corrects Flaw in UK’s Automated Benefits System

Ruling a Victory for Claimants’ Rights, but Problems Remain

A branch of the UK employment social security agency where claimants seek assistance with their benefits, Newcastle, March 4, 2020.
June 17, 2020 Dispatches

An Unexpected Hero Takes Aim at UK Child Hunger

Football Star’s Free School Meals Campaign Should Spur Wider Change

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June 3, 2020 Commentary

Brazil Suffers its Own Scourge of Police Brutality

Police killings have added to suffering and anger in the middle of a pandemic

People protest against police killings in front of the Guanabara Palace, the residence of the Rio de Janeiro State Governor, on May 31, 2020. One sign reads “Black Lives Matter.”
May 27, 2020 Report

UK: Children in England Going Hungry with Schools Shut

Uneven UK Approach for Covid-19 Doesn’t Guarantee Children’s Right to Food

A teacher collects food bags from a local food bank set up in Northampton, United Kingdom to distribute to children at her school during closures to deal with the Covid-19 pandemic, April 2020.
May 18, 2020 Commentary

After Seven Years, Displaced Villagers Might Get Land

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May 18, 2020 News Release

Development Finance for Covid-19 Crisis Should Uphold Human Rights

Global Coalition Calls for Essential Services, Economic Justice, Protection for Vulnerable Communities and the Environment

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May 11, 2020 Commentary

In the Pandemic, Millions of People Could Lose Their Homes

Homeless women sleep outside on a mattress in the "Villa 31" neighborhood during a government-ordered lockdown to curb the spread of the new coronavirus in Buenos Aires, Argentina, Wednesday, May 6, 2020.
May 7, 2020 Commentary

Business As Usual Isn’t Good Enough for World’s Homeless

Tents line a sidewalk on Golden Gate Avenue in San Francisco, Saturday, April 18, 2020.
May 4, 2020 Letter

Letter to IMF Managing Director Re: Anti-corruption and the Role of Civil Society in Monitoring IMF Emergency Funding

May 4, 2020 News Release

IMF: Empower Civic Groups Against Covid-19 Corruption

Public Oversight Key to Monitoring Emergency Funding

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