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April 23, 2020 Report

Central Asia: Respect Rights in Covid-19 Responses

Ensure Information Access, Curb Abuses, Protect Detainees

Kyrgyz law enforcement officers verify drivers and passengers' documents at a check point, after authorities declared a state of emergency in the capital Bishkek.

April 22, 2020 News Release

Japan: Protect Prisoners, Staff from Covid-19

Release People at Greatest Health Risk, Minor Offenders

A prison officer stands in front of older inmates who attend slow-paced exercises in a special building set aside for prisoners unable to do regular prison factory work, at the prison in Tokushima, Japan, March 2018.

April 22, 2020 Dispatches

Tell the Trump Administration to Protect Asylum Seekers

Covid-19 Rule Allowing Expulsions at US-Mexico Border Puts Many at Risk

A Honduran mother plays with her son as they wait in line to get a meal in an encampment near the Gateway International Bridge in Matamoros, Mexico, August 30, 2019.

April 22, 2020 Dispatches

US Disability Groups Push for Equality in Covid-19 Response

Successful Challenge to Discriminatory Language in Alabama’s Emergency Care Plans

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April 22, 2020 News Release

Egypt: Covid-19 Threatens Treatment for HIV Patients

Ensure Safe Access to Uninterrupted Care

A man wearing a face mask rides in an almost empty bus in Cairo, Egypt, March 30, 2020.

April 22, 2020 Report

Greece: Island Camps Not Prepared for Covid-19

Government Neglect Puts Lives at Risk

April 22, 2020 Commentary

Lebanon’s Refugee Restrictions Could Harm Everyone’s Health

Fears Hamper Self-Reporting for Coronavirus

Syrian refugees in a building under construction they have been using as a shelter in a city in southern Lebanon, on March 17, 2020, after Lebanon urged people to stay at home for two weeks to stem a novel coronavirus outbreak.

April 20, 2020 Dispatches

Air Pollution in US Exacerbates Covid-19 Dangers

As the Bronx Shows, Greater Exposure Puts Marginalized Communities at Higher Risk

Traffic making its way into Manhattan from Brooklyn over the Williamsburg Bridge, New York City, March 28, 2019.

April 18, 2020 News Release

Malaysia: Allow Rohingya Refugees Ashore

Covid-19 No Basis for Pushing Back Boats

A screenshot of an exhausted Rohingya refugee receiving aid from the Bangladeshi coast guard. ©2020 Bangladeshi Coast Guard/Facebook

April 18, 2020 Commentary

India’s Steps to Contain Covid-19 Have Failed to Curb Anti-Muslim Rhetoric

Discrimination Will Affect the Country’s Fight Against the Pandemic

Men wait for a bus that will take them to a quarantine facility in the Nizamuddin area of New Delhi, India, March 31, 2020.

April 17, 2020 News Release

UAE: Protect Migrant Workers During Pandemic

Promising Commitments; Proper Implementation, Additional Measures Needed

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April 17, 2020 News Release

Saudi Arabia: Protect Migrant Workers During Pandemic

Promising Commitments; Proper Implementation, Additional Measures Needed

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April 17, 2020 News Release

Bahrain: Protect Migrant Workers During Pandemic

Promising Commitments; Proper Implementation, Additional Measures Needed

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April 17, 2020 News Release

Kuwait: Protect Migrant Workers During Pandemic

Promising Commitments; Proper Implementation, Additional Measures Needed

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April 17, 2020 News Release

Oman: Protect Migrant Workers During Pandemic

Promising Commitments; Proper Implementation, Additional Measures Needed

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