Covid-19 Exposes Warped Global Health Power: Daily Brief
Sharing knowledge and technology is critical to curb Covid-19; regime in China obstructs Covid-19 origins investigation; young LGBT+ people in South Korea experience isolation and mistreatment; Turkey defies European Court; landmark reproductive rights rulings in Mexico; and the future looks bleak for reporters in Afghanistan.
Wealthy governments and pharmaceutical companies are undermining a rapid and equitable public health response to Covid-19 vaccines, therapeutic drugs, and tests, Human Rights Watch researchers say in a paper published ahead of a World Trade Organization meeting this week.
Also read this important comment on why China’s government is obstructing the Covid-19 origins investigation.
Young lesbian, gay, bisexual, and transgender people in South Korea experience isolation and mistreatment in schools, Human Rights Watch and the Allard K. Lowenstein International Human Rights Clinic at Yale Law School say in a report released today.
The Council of Europe Committee of Ministers should trigger infringement proceedings against Turkey during its meeting this week after the country failed to implement the European Court of Human Rights’ ruling ordering the release of the unjustly jailed human rights defender Osman Kavala.
Mexico's Supreme Court has issued two rulings that set important precedents for reproductive justice not only for Mexico but for the Americas.
And the future looks bleak for independent journalism in Afghanistan.