India's Worsening Covid-19 Crisis: Daily Brief
Deepening Covid-19 crisis in India; Ethiopia's Tigray at risk of famine; Hungary's government should stop harassing independent groups; numerous deaths in new Mediterranean shipwreck; Dominican Republic should end its total abortion ban; opportunity and risks of the Cameroonian Covid-19 funding inquiry; Europe Soccer "Super League" was a flop; and Instagram live on Chauvin conviction in the US.
India is suffering the world’s fastest-growing number of Covid-19 cases, and the government’s response appears to have collapsed.
Yesterday, the UN Security Council finally took action on Tigray's terrible humanitarian and human rights crisis. A much-needed move, as the Ethiopian region is being pushed toward famine.
This week, the Hungarian government finally submitted a draft bill to parliament to repeal its discriminatory NGO law, which some likened to Russia’s Foreign Agents Act. It would be a welcome move if it signaled a real change in attitude towards civil society groups by the Orban government. Unfortunately, such a change is far from evident.
Over one hundred deaths are feared in the shipwreck of a rubber boat north-east of Tripoli, as reported by the NGOs SOS Mediterranée and Alarm Phone.
The Congress of the Dominican Republic should adopt a proposal to decriminalize abortion in three circumstances as a matter of urgency.
Cameroon's negotiations for a new multiyear loan from the International Monetary Fund led to presidential directives for greater oversight of Covid-19 funds and its misappropriation. This inquiry should be credible and independent.
Football's "Super League" was a flop. In the aftermath of a tumultuous week, new questions are emerging about it...
Finally, don't miss our Instagram Live on this week's conviction of former officer Derek Chauvin and its impact on public safety in the US.