Rohingya stuck on dangerous Bangladesh island; good news from the Netherlands; Covid-19 catches up with Brazil’s president; European Council must address rights concerns in Turkey; Australia suspends extradition treaty with China; Lombok’s discriminatory dress code; and a guide for US nursing home residents.

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Bangladesh authorities are using the Covid-19 pandemic as an excuse to detain Rohingya refugees on a spit of land in the middle of a churning monsoon sea - Bhasan Char. Authorities should welcome the UN’s access to the island to provide protection and basic services, and conduct a long overdue technical assessment

And a step forward in the Netherlands, where the government will no longer include gender markers on national identification documents in the next five years.  The move means citizens will no longer be required to carry documents displaying unnecessary information that for some could invite harm.

Brazil’s president Jair Bolsonaro spent months downplaying Covid-19 and refusing to take measures to protect himself and the people around him. Now, after testing postive, he continues to disregard WHO recommendations.

The European Council should address rights concerns in Turkey at the upcoming July 13 ministerial meeting.

In response to the new national security law imposed by China, Australia has decided to suspend its extradition treaty with Hong Kong.

And in neighboring Indonesia, a new dress code for female civil servants in Central Lombok regency should concern all Indonesians.

The Covid-19 pandemic has had a devastating impact on people living in nursing facilities - more than 50,000 residents of care facilities have died in the United States. We have published a new easy-to-read guide,  aiming to support older people in knowing and claiming their rights.

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