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March 23, 2020 Dispatches

Hungary’s Orban Uses Pandemic to Seize Unlimited Power

Emergency Draft Law A Clear Threat to Democratic Freedoms

People keep their distance as they queue up in front of a post office in Pecs, Hungary, Monday, March 16, 2020.
March 23, 2020 Commentary

Canada’s Immigration Detainees At Higher Risk In Pandemic

People wait in a temporary detention center in Blackpool, Quebec, August 5, 2017.
March 23, 2020 Dispatches

Bahrain’s Prison Release Positive but Insufficient

Many Prominent Political Prisoners Still Detained

Bahraini human rights activist Nabeel Rajab arrives for his appeal hearing at court in Manama, February 11, 2015.
March 22, 2020 Dispatches

Access to Water Vital in COVID-19 Response

On World Water Day, Marginalized Populations Still Lack Access to Basic Hygiene Measures

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March 20, 2020 Dispatches

Wider Steps Needed to Protect Prisoners’ Health in Italy

Government’s Coronavirus Response in Prisons Leaves Thousands at Risk

Inmates stage a protest against new rules to cope with coronavirus emergency
March 20, 2020 Dispatches

Millions of Ethiopians Can’t Get COVID-19 News

Refusal to Restore Communications Threatens Public Health

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March 20, 2020 Dispatches

Bangladesh Should Address Vulnerability to Coronavirus

Ensure Sufficient Health Services Available and Accessible to All

Muslims wear protective masks while offering Friday prayers
March 20, 2020 Dispatches

US Nursing Home Visitor Ban Isolates Seniors

COVID-19 Response Should Protect, Not Cut Off, Older People

The single-story Life Care Center, a facility in Kirkland, Washington, March 18, 2020.
March 20, 2020 News Release

US: Ensure Affordable COVID-19 Treatment

Cost of Coronavirus Care Could Lead to Crushing Medical Debt

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March 20, 2020 News Release

Egypt: Four Arrested Over COVID-19 Protest

Prominent Women Sought Release of Unjustly Detained Prisoners

Screenshot of a live stream video from the protest showing Ahdaf Soueif, right, Laila Soueif, left, and Rabab al-Mahdy in between before they were arrested at the protest in downtown Cairo on March 18.
March 20, 2020 News Release

Jordan: State of Emergency Declared

Government Promises to Respect Rights in COVID-19 Response

Jordanian Armed Forces guarding a hotel used as a quarantine site in Amman, Jordan. 18 March 2020.
March 19, 2020 News Release

Pakistan: Prisoners at Risk of COVID-19

Ensure Medical Care for Those in Custody

A volunteer checks the temperature of passengers arriving at a railway station in Peshawar, Pakistan, March 17, 2020.
March 19, 2020 Dispatches

Ugandans Trying to Get Home Forced to Pay for COVID-19 Quarantine

Government-mandated Isolation in Hotels Too Expensive for Many Citizens

Passengers arriving on international flights leave the international arrivals lobby after they have been screened and cleared for any symptoms of the novel coronavirus at Entebbe Airport on March 3, 2020.
March 19, 2020 News Release

US: Address Impact of Covid-19 on Poor

Virus Outbreak Highlights Structural Inequalities

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March 19, 2020 Commentary

Hungary Weaponizes Coronavirus to Stoke Xenophobia

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