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May 6, 2021 News Release

COVAX: Enhance Transparency, Share Intellectual Property

Global Vaccine Initiative Should Fulfill Its Human Rights Responsibilities

A woman receives the AstraZeneca vaccine for Covid-19 at an apartment building in Bengaluru, India, April 24, 2021.
May 6, 2021 News Release

Uganda: Reject Sexual Offenses Bill

Draft Law Criminalizes Consensual Sex, Lets Down Assault Survivors

Brenda, a Ugandan transgender woman, was arrested and assaulted by police in the wake of the passage of Uganda’s 2014 Anti-Homosexuality Bill. Activists fear that the passage of the Sexual Offences Bill will similarly lead to anti-LGBT violence.
May 5, 2021 Dispatches

Biden Pledges Support for Covid-19 Intellectual Property Waiver

Other Governments Should Drop Opposition and Follow Suit

Supporters attend the Rally for Vaccine Access for Everyone, Everywhere on Wednesday, May 5, 2021 in Washington, D.C.
May 5, 2021 Letter

Joint Letter to Financial Crimes Enforcement Network RE: Beneficial Ownership Information Reporting Requirements

Docket Number: FINCEN-2021-0005; RIN: 1506-AB49

May 5, 2021 News Release

Cambodia: End Food Insecurity, Abuses During Lockdown

Ensure Aid Reaches Residents of Covid-19 ‘Red Zones’

Military Police patrol in a Red Zone to ensure people abide by the lockdown measures. Phnom Penh remains in lockdown as Cambodia takes drastic measures to reduce the spread of its worst COVID-19 outbreak to date.
May 5, 2021 Dispatches

Time for Action to Protect Australia’s Older People

Ensure Adequate Staffing, Person-Centered Support in Aged Care Facilities

A resident looks out from the window of the Florence Aged Care Facility amid the second wave of the coronavirus disease (COVID-19) in Melbourne, Australia August 17, 2020.
May 5, 2021 News Release

Russia: Withdraw New Batch of Oppressive Laws

Rescind Bills; Repeal Abusive ‘Undesirables’ Law; Reform Extremism Laws

Prime Minister Mikhail Mishustin addresses the State Duma, the lower house of Russia’s Parliament, in Moscow, Russia. July 22, 2020.
May 5, 2021 News Release

Interpol: UAE Official’s Candidacy Raises Human Rights Alarms

Emirates Have Notoriously Abusive State Security Apparatus

Maj. Gen. Ahmed Naser al-Raisi.
May 5, 2021 News Release

Niger: New Government Should Investigate Massacres

Bazoum Administration Should Make Justice a Priority

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May 5, 2021 News Release

Abuse of Cybercrime Measures Taints UN Talks

Include Nongovernmental Organizations in Treaty Negotiations

U.N. headquarters Saturday, Sept. 28, 2019. (AP Photo/Jeenah Moon)
May 5, 2021 Report

France: Police Expelling Migrant Children

Flout Child Protection, Immigration Rules

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May 5, 2021 News Release

UN Security Council: Adopt Global Arms Embargo on Myanmar

More Than 200 Groups Worldwide Call for a UN Sanctions Resolution

A police officer stands in front of anti-coup protesters in Yangon, Myanmar, February 19, 2021.
May 4, 2021 News Release

Vietnam: Free Democracy Activist Mother, Sons

Family Members Face Trial for Criticizing Government

Trịnh Bá Tư and Cấn Thị Thêu 
May 4, 2021 Commentary

Freedom of Speech in Lebanon Is Under Attack

An injured journalist receiving treatment after clashes between security forces and demonstrators during a protest in Beirut, Lebanon on January 14, 2020.
May 4, 2021 Dispatches

India’s Leaders Obsessed with Criticism, Not Medical Shortages

Free Expression Crucial to Managing Covid-19 Pandemic

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