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School Closures Particularly Hard on Children with Disabilities

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Legal Amendment May Threaten Livelihoods and Living Standards

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Authorities Should End Discriminatory Restrictions

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June 12, 2020 Dispatches

Covid-19 Pandemic Threatens Progress on Child Labor

Millions of Children at Risk with School Closures, Economic Hardship

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June 11, 2020 News Release

DR Congo: Mine Workers at Risk During Covid-19

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Open Letter to Industrial Copper-Cobalt Mining Companies Operating in Lualaba/Haut Katanga

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June 11, 2020 Commentary

Covid-19 Sheds Light on the Flaws of Institutional Care

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Covid-19 Disparities Reflect Structural Racism, Abuses

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