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July 14, 2020 News Release

Maldives: Free Speech, Assembly Under Threat

Broad Restrictions on Protests Violate Rights

Foreign workers from Bangladesh gather in an alleyway of an accommodation block after being put under quarantine to contain the spread of Covid-19, May 9, 2020 in Male, Maldives. 
July 13, 2020 Dispatches

US Should Urgently Increase Access to Cooling

Covid-19 Pandemic Exacerbates Dangers of Killer Heat

Patrons get on an express bus set up by the city Phoenix, Arizona, to take people to a heat relief station inside the Phoenix Convention Center, May 29, 2020.
July 13, 2020 Dispatches

Covid-19 Reveals Global Need to Improve Education Systems

Governments Should Focus Resources, Attention on Inclusive Education

An empty classroom in Senegal
July 9, 2020 Commentary

Cut Corruption, Not Social Protection During COVID-19

A message for the IMF & economists to tackle inequality for a just economic recovery

July 8, 2020 Dispatches

Covid-19 Catches Up with Brazil’s President

Bolsonaro Disregards WHO Recommendations Even After Testing Positive

Brazil´s President Jair Bolsonaro (center, wearing a white shirt) poses for a picture with US Ambassador Todd Chapman (center, wearing a hat) and several ministers during a luncheon at the ambassador´s residence, July 4, 2020.
July 8, 2020 News Release

US: Alabama Missing Ways to Improve Young People’s Health

Comprehensive Sex Ed, HPV Vaccine Can Reduce Preventable Deaths

Desks in an empty classroom
July 2, 2020 News Release

Yemen: Aden Detainees Face Dire Covid-19 Risk

Overcrowding, No Virus Protection or Health Care

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July 1, 2020 News Release

Ecuador: Privacy at Risk with Covid-19 Surveillance

The National Assembly Needs to Approve Data Protection Law

People wearing masks walk downtown amid the new coronavirus pandemic in Quito, Ecuador on Monday, June 29, 2020.
June 29, 2020 News Release

Covid-19’s Serious Risks for Economic Rights

Questions, Answers, Recommendations for Government Action

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June 27, 2020 News Release

Turkmenistan Denies Apparent Covid-19 Outbreak

Officials Withhold Information, Pressure Health Workers

Entrance to the Niyazov Medical Center in Ashgabat, one of Turkmenistan's top medical facilities, June 2020.
June 26, 2020 News Release

Ukraine: Trapped in a War Zone for Lacking a Smartphone

Mandated Use of Covid-19 Tracking App Leaves People Trapped

People queue before leaving the territory of the self-proclaimed Donetsk People's Republic and crossing a separation line with Ukraine at a checkpoint, which was temporary closed due to the Covid-19 outbreak and then reopened, in Donetsk Region, Ukraine. June 22, 2020.
June 26, 2020 Dispatches

Canada, Ontario Need to Address Toxic Legacy

Mercury Contamination Sickens, Kills Indigenous Community Members

Sign entering Grassy Narrows First Nation, in northwestern Ontario, Canada.
June 25, 2020 Dispatches

Take Action to Keep Water On in the US

Communities of Color Face Dangerous Lack of Access to Clean Water

The top of a water tower is seen at the Flint Water Plant in Flint, Michigan January 13, 2016.
June 24, 2020 News Release

Burundi: Fear, Repression in Covid-19 Response

Authorities Silence Health Workers, Endanger Prisoners

A voter holds her identity card in her mouth as she washes her hands before casting her vote in the presidential election, in Giheta, Gitega province, Burundi, on May 20, 2020.
June 23, 2020 Report

Nicaragua: Doctors Fired for Covid-19 Comments

Cases Unreported Amid Government Mismanagement

 An ambulance enters the Aleman-Nicaraguense Hospital, which cares for people infected with Covid-19, as relatives of patients wait in line in Managua, Nicaragua, on June 1, 2020.

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