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May 21, 2020 Commentary

How to Prevent Covid-19 Outbreaks in Latin America’s Prisons

Esta foto, publicada el sábado 25 de abril de 2020 por la oficina de prensa de la presidencia de El Salvador, muestra a reclusos durante una operación de seguridad llevada adelante por la policía en la prision de Izalco en San Salvador, El Salvador.
May 14, 2020 News Release

Detained Children Left Out of Covid-19 Response

Step Up Releases from Jails, Prisons

Teenagers stand inside a prison cell at a reform centre in Dohuk, Iraq, February 12, 2017.
May 12, 2020 Statement

Submission to the Committee on the Rights of the Child on Kuwait

87th Pre-Session

April 29, 2020 News Release

Saudi Arabia: Partial Criminal Justice Revisions

Death Penalty Ended for Some Child Offenders, Flogging for Certain Crimes

Ali al-Nimr was one of at least three Saudi men on death row for protest-related crimes committed when they were children.
April 28, 2020 Statement

EU: Time to review and remedy cooperation policies facilitating abuse of refugees and migrants in Libya

NGOs Joint Statement

April 9, 2020 News Release

COVID-19’s Devastating Impact on Children

Governments Should Mitigate Harm, Protect Most Vulnerable

A child washing hands with anti-bacterial soap as a preventive measure against COVID-19, at Sadarghat Launch Terminal, in Dhaka, Bangladesh, on March 27, 2020.
April 7, 2020 News Release

Gulf States: Ease Immigration Detention in Pandemic

Unwarranted Amid Health Risks, Global Travel Restrictions

A worker rests at his accommodation in Qadisiya labor camp, Saudi Arabia August 17, 2016.
April 5, 2020 News Release

Cambodia: Prisons Potential COVID-19 Epicenters

Reduce Overcrowding by Releasing Low-Risk and Vulnerable Prisoners

Members of the dissolved opposition Cambodia National Rescue Party are brought in a police vehicle to the appeals court in Phnom Penh, Cambodia, May 10, 2018.
April 3, 2020 News Release

Myanmar: Reduce Prison Populations to Limit COVID-19

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

A member of the Yangon City and Development Committee disinfects government offices to help curb the spread of the new coronavirus in Yangon, Myanmar Wednesday, March 25, 2020.
April 2, 2020 News Release

Latin America: Cut Prison Crowding to Fight COVID-19

Unsanitary Cells Prime Condition for Spreading Virus Outside Walls

Inmates point from inside of La Modelo prison in Bogota, Colombia, Sunday, March 22, 2020.
March 30, 2020 News Release

Thailand: COVID-19 Rumors Trigger Prison Riot

Protect Prisoners, Detainees at Heightened Vulnerability

An officer locks a cell at a prison in Thailand, February 2017. © 2017 AP Photo/Sakchai Lalit
March 29, 2020 News Release

Libya: Detainees at Risk of Coronavirus Spread

Ensure Medical Care, Reduce Detainee Population

Police officers stand in the road during a curfew, imposed as part of precautionary measures against COVID-19, in Misrata, Libya, March 22, 2020. © 2020 REUTERS/Ayman Al-Sahili
March 23, 2020 News Release

Egypt: Security Forces Disappear, Torture Children

EU, US Should Stop Security Support Until Abuse Ends

Illustration
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 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.

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