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April 6, 2020 Commentary

The Robots are Watching Us

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April 6, 2020 Report

Ecuador: Lessons from the 2019 Protests

Evidence of Excessive Force, Killings, Arrests; Violence by Demonstrators

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Domestic Workers in Middle East Risk Abuse Amid COVID-19 Crisis

Governments have a responsibility to protect foreign domestic workers.

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April 6, 2020 Letter

NGO's Open letter to European Governments

April 6, 2020 News Release

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Ensure Access to Essential Resources

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European governments should do more to stop COVID-19 related racist abuse

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Bahrain: Free Imprisoned Rights Defenders and Opposition Activists

Extend Releases to Those at Special Risk of COVID-19

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April 5, 2020 News Release

Cambodia: Prisons Potential COVID-19 Epicenters

Reduce Overcrowding by Releasing Low-Risk and Vulnerable Prisoners

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April 5, 2020 News Release

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Algerian opposition figure Karim Tabbou.
April 3, 2020 News Release

Myanmar: Reduce Prison Populations to Limit COVID-19

Immediately Release Political Prisoners, Pre-Trial Detainees, High Health Risks

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Pandemic Threatens Refugee Camps, Densely Populated Urban Areas

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April 3, 2020 Commentary

How Authoritarians Are Exploiting the COVID-19 Crisis to Grab Power

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April 3, 2020 Dispatches

COVID-19 Shouldn’t Be a Death Sentence for People in US Prisons

Attorney General Should Speed Up Compassionate and Other Releases

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Fatal Shooting in a Mining Town in Papua

Indonesian Police Should Invite Independent Investigation

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