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April 28, 2020 Dispatches

Australia Should Prioritize Rights as Asia Battles Covid-19

Persistently Press Abusive Leaders to End Violations

Cambodia's Prime Minister Hun Sen gestures during a speech on the current state of a new virus from China in Phnom Penh, Cambodia, Thursday, Jan. 30, 2020.
April 28, 2020 Commentary

Should People Without Coronavirus Antibodies Be Second-Class Citizens?

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April 28, 2020 Report

Syria: Aid Restrictions Hinder Covid-19 Response

UN Should Reauthorize Assistance from Iraq; Damascus Should Allow Passage

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April 27, 2020 News Release

China: Free Covid-19 Activists, ‘Citizen Journalists’

Arbitrary Detentions, ‘Disappearances,’ for Sharing Coronavirus Information

Clip from video of the social media of Fang Bin, businessman, as he films conditions inside of one of the city’s hospitals treating coronavirus patients in Wuhan, China, February 1, 2020. © 2020 Fang Bin / YouTube
April 27, 2020 Commentary

Lebanon's Protests are Far from Over

Lebanese protesters wave national flags during demonstrations to demand better living conditions on October 21, 2019 in downtown Beirut.
April 26, 2020 News Release

Malaysia: Stop Jailing Covid-19 Lockdown Violators

Reduce Prison Population to Limit Outbreak

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April 26, 2020 Commentary

Don’t Abandon Indigenous People During the Pandemic

Cláudio José da Silva at the bank of the Pindaré river, in the Brazilian Amazon.
April 26, 2020 Commentary

Amid the Pandemic, the Right to Vote is a Life and Death Issue

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April 24, 2020 Dispatches

Covid-19 Curfew Arrests of Thailand’s Homeless

People Living on the Streets Can’t ‘Stay at Home’

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April 24, 2020 Dispatches

Waiting in the Ruins of Idlib for Covid-19

Civilians Need to be Protected as Coronavirus Cases Spread in Syria

A surgical operation room is damaged after an airstrike hit a hospital in the town of Ariha, in Idlib province, Syria, January 30, 2020.
April 24, 2020 News Release

Saudi Arabia: Rights Pioneer Dies in Prison

Convicted for Criticizing Government Abuses

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April 24, 2020 Commentary

Why Covid-19 Choices Are Critical for Children

A child washing hands with anti-bacterial soap as a preventive measure against COVID-19, at Sadarghat Launch Terminal, in Dhaka, Bangladesh, on March 27, 2020.
April 24, 2020 News Release

Rwanda: Lockdown Arrests, Abuses Surge

End Media Crackdown, Mass Arbitrary Arrests

A Rwandan police officer checks the temperature of a motorist as he enforces a lockdown to stem the Covid-19 outbreak in Kigali, Rwanda, on April 15, 2020.
April 23, 2020 Dispatches

IMF is Playing ‘Catch Me if You Can’ on Emergency Assistance

Empower Monitoring Groups to Track Corruption Using Covid-19 Funds

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April 23, 2020 Commentary

Now Is Not the Time for the U.S. to Deport Venezuelans

The Trump administration is talking about freezing immigration for 60 days, at a time when it’s urgent to address the vulnerability of thousands of Venezuelans in the United States.

People protest outside the children's hospital JM de los Rios because of lack of medicines, in Caracas, Venezuela March 12, 2020.

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