COVID Responses Must Protect the Most Vulnerable: Daily Brief
Nigeria’s health system requires urgent attention; Somalia minister’s escape from prison undermines justice; no accountability from the Netherlands for Iraq airstrike; Saudi forces torture Yemeni protestors; Azerbaijan uses COVID-19 to silence critics; Tanzanian’s stand against authoritarian regime.
The most vulnerable in society must be protected if the fight against COVID 19 will be successful.
Communities living in low income neighborhoods in Nigeria require water, food and healthcare in the fight against the COVID pandemic.
The jailbreak by a security minister imprisoned for human rights violations in Somalia undermines the justice system, and leaves victims with little hope.
The Netherlands is yet to take responsibility over their role in an airstrike that killed at least 70 people in Iraq.
Saudi forces have disappeared and tortured Yemenis who are protesting their presence in Yemen.
Instead of providing clear and practical information about the COVID-19 pandemic to the public, Cambodian authorities arrest people for spreading “fake news”.
Days after Azerbaijan's president threatened a crackdown against the opposition as part of COVID-19 management, police have arrested a top opposition politician for ‘hooliganism’.
And finally, Tanzanian citizens stood against the oppressive regime and contributed to pay over a hundred thousand dollars in fines for opposition politicians unfairly convicted for holding rallies.