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March 24, 2020 Dispatches

Russia’s Pretrial Prisons Vulnerable as COVID-19 Spreads

Overcrowding Conditions in Detention Facilities Leave Prison Population at Serious Risk

A view of Butyrka, one of Moscow’s pretrial detention facilities, 2020.
March 24, 2020 Report

Lebanon: COVID-19 Worsens Medical Supply Crisis

Protect Health Workers, Address Dollar Shortage

Lebanese nurses at a ward where the first case of coronavirus in the country was being treated, at the Rafik Hariri University Hospital in the southern outskirts of Beirut, on February 22, 2020.
March 24, 2020 Dispatches

COVID-19 Threatens South Sudan’s At-Risk Populations

Government Measures Should Address Those Displaced, Detained

Residents of the Mangateen camp for the internally-displaced line up to get water from a borehole, on the outskirts of the capital Juba, South Sudan, January 22, 2019.
March 23, 2020 Dispatches

Kyrgyzstan’s Coronavirus Response Should Let Activist Go Free

Unjust Detention of Azimjon Askarov Puts His Health at Risk

Ethnic Uzbek journalist Azimzhan Askarov, who was arbitrarily arrested, tortured, convicted after an unfair trial and jailed for life looks through metal bars during hearings at the Bishkek regional court, Kyrgyzstan.
March 23, 2020 Dispatches

Turkey Should Protect All Prisoners from Pandemic

Early Release Program Should Seek to Lower Threat of Coronavirus for All Prisoners

Silivri Prison, Istanbul.
March 23, 2020 Statement

Statement Calling for Protecting Prison Populations of Pakistan from COVID-19

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 Letter

Rights Groups Urge Department of Homeland Security to Clarify Protocols for Asylum Seekers During Coronavirus Pandemic

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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 21, 2020 Commentary

Florida could easily help protect older people from COVID-19 — if it would

March 20, 2020 Letter

Rights Groups Urge Inclusion of Immigrant Families in Coronavirus Relief Bill

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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