This joint statement on the protection of civil and political rights in the context of the COVID-19 crisis was delivered on behalf of 33 non-governmental organizations (NGOs) during the first virtual...
This joint statement on the protection and fulfilment of economic and social rights in the context of the COVID-19 crisis was delivered on behalf of 34 non-governmental organizations (NGOs) during...
The Malaysian authorities should ensure that the 202 Rohingya people found adrift off the country’s coast are spared the risk of mass infection in detention facilities, said Amnesty International...
At a time when some of our human rights have been restricted in order to implement public health measures, human rights defenders are more crucial than ever in our struggle to overcome the COVID-19...
RÉSUMÉ RÉGIONAL AFRIQUE Alors qu’approchait l’échéance fixée au niveau régional concernant l’engagement politique de « faire taire les armes » avant 2020, des conflits armés insolubles se...
REGIONAL OVERVIEW As the deadline closed in for regional political commitments to “Silencing the Guns” by 2020, intractable armed conflicts continued, and new forms of violence by non-state actors...
By Sultan Mohammed Zakaria, South Asia Researcher 6 April 2020, 11:13 UTC In a situation where the COVID-19 virus has overwhelmed some of the world's best-resourced healthcare systems,...
USA: Amid COVID-19 pandemic, authorities must release immigration detainees The Trump administration is failing to protect people in immigration detention during the COVID-19 public health emergency,...
Older Rohingya refugees in overcrowded camps in Bangladesh are being left behind in the humanitarian response to COVID-19, which could have devastating consequences given the high risks older people...
Eritrean-American Ciham Ali Ahmed turns 23 today – and once again she is spending her birthday behind bars. This year she faces the additional and potentially deadly risk of contracting COVID-19 in...