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May 7, 2020 News Release

Egypt: Covid-19 Cover for New Repressive Powers

Amendments Could Curb Rights in Name of ‘Public Order’

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May 6, 2020 Dispatches

Hungary Kicks Patients Out of Hospitals to Prepare for Covid-19

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May 6, 2020 News Release

Ethiopia: Free Speech at Risk Amid Covid-19

New Emergency Law Raises Concerns of Further Arrests, Prosecutions

Ethiopian men read newspapers at a cafe during a declared state of emergency in Addis Ababa, Ethiopia.
May 6, 2020 Commentary

We Can Beat the Virus Only By Protecting Human Rights

 Chinese paramilitary police wear face masks in Beijing, May 1, 2020.
May 5, 2020 Commentary

Why Brazil's President Needs to Change His Tune About Older People

A Zapotec woman washes her hands after learning from a local radio program about hand-washing and social distancing to avoid COVID-19, in Oaxaca state, Mexico, March 31, 2020.
May 5, 2020 News Release

Jordan: Free Speech Threats Under Covid-19 Response

New Penalties for ‘Causing Panic’ About Pandemic

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May 5, 2020 Dispatches

US Southern States Ease Covid-19 Restrictions, Risking Black Lives

Governors Should Prioritize Workers’ Health and Safety

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May 5, 2020 News Release

Bangladesh: Rohingya Refugees in Risky Covid-19 Quarantine

Boat People Face Cyclones, Flooding on Bhasan Char

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May 5, 2020 Commentary

Coronavirus Adds Urgency to Ending Egypt’s Detention and Torture of Children

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May 5, 2020 Dispatches

Angola’s Prisons Ill-Equipped to Curb Covid-19 Spread

Release More Detainees to Reduce Overcrowding

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May 5, 2020 Report

China: Covid-19 Discrimination Against Africans

Forced Quarantines, Evictions, Refused Services in Guangzhou

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May 4, 2020 Commentary

For Maternal Health and Covid-19, a Racial Divide

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May 4, 2020 Dispatches

Ecuador’s Constitutional Court Upholds Rights During Covid-19

State of Emergency Can’t Bar Access to Justice

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May 4, 2020 Dispatches

Protect Kenya’s Journalists Reporting on Covid-19

Journalists Assaulted, Threatened, Harassed

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‘The Country is Bleeding’: Covid-19 in the US

Leaders Should Plan to Better Protect Everyone During Future

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