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First COVID-19 death in immigration detention a result of continued dehumanization of people by ICE

Reacting to reports that a person has died after contracting COVID-19 while in ICE custody, Denise Bell, researcher for refugee…

May 6, 2020

Man walks on destroyed street in Raqqa, Syria

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Defense Department undercounts civilian casualties in new reporting

Responding to the Pentagon’s report on U.S. civilian casualties to Congress, Daphne Eviatar, the director of the Security with Human…

May 6, 2020

TOPSHOT - A woman sells masks to residents of the Olievenhoutbosch township in Centurion, while they queue on May 2, 2020 during a food distribution organised by the South African non profit charity Mahlasedi Foundation. - 30 000 households in the township have been provided with 2200 tons of dry food, sanitisers and masks. (Photo by MARCO LONGARI / AFP) (Photo by MARCO LONGARI/AFP via Getty Images)

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Governments in Southern Africa must move beyond politics in distribution of COVID-19 food aid

Millions of people face the threat of starvation and are already in a precarious situation as they have now lost…

May 6, 2020

Jess Kemp holds a smartphone showing webpage where customers can directly order plants from at Sandiacre Nursery near Guildford on May 4, 2020. - The nursery is a third generation family-owned business. Started in 1945 after the second World War it now sells bedding plants to garden centres around the southeast of England. Nursery owner Royden Kemp said, that the lockdown couldn't have come at a worse time. "I have incurred all the expense of the crop but stand to lose all of the income if the shutdown continues through May" he said. To raise the cash for wages, Kemp has set up an online ordering service supplying local gardeners rather than their core business selling wholesale directly to garden centres. (Photo by ADRIAN DENNIS / AFP) (Photo by ADRIAN DENNIS/AFP via Getty Images)

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Privacy Must Not Be ‘Another Casualty’ of the Virus in the UK

UK Government plans to introduce a COVID-19 tracing app with a potentially centralized contract tracing system are deeply concerning and…

May 4, 2020

Video grab of members of Bolivarian National Guard as they are deployed outside Los Llanos prison, in Guanare, Portuguesa state, Venezuela on May 2, 2020, after a riot occured. - The death toll from a prison riot in western Venezuela has risen to at least 47, with 75 wounded, an opposition politician and prisoners' rights group said Saturday. With the coronavirus pandemic raging, visits from family and friends -- who often bring food and medicine to inmates -- have been greatly reduced. (Photo by - / AFPTV / AFP) / BEST QUALITY AVAILABLE (Photo by -/AFPTV/AFP via Getty Images)

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Massacre at Guanare Detention Center in Venezuela Must Not Go Unpunished

In response to reports that at least 46 prisoners were killed and more than 70 injured in a violent incident…

May 4, 2020

Video grab at Lima's Lurigancho prison, where relatives of inmates demanded authorities forr medicine, after a deadly riot took place in another prison in the city, over fear of contagion of the COVID-19 coronavirus, in Lima on April 28, 2020. (Photo by Jesus OLARTE / AFPTV / AFP) (Photo by JESUS OLARTE/AFPTV/AFP via Getty Images)

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Amnesty International Calls for the Release of All Prisoners of Conscience Worldwide

Amnesty International is calling for the immediate and unconditional release of all the prisoners of conscience it is campaigning for…

May 4, 2020

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U.S. military sheds some light on civilian casualties from shadowy war in Somalia

Reacting to the publication today of US Africa Command’s (AFRICOM) first quarterly assessment of civilian casualties resulting from its operations…

April 27, 2020

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Judge to government: promptly and safely release kids from detention centers

Responding to a decision by Judge Dolly M. Gee of the United States District Court directing the government to make…

April 24, 2020

Amazon Workers At Staten Island Warehouse Strike Over Coronavirus Protection — Photo by Spencer Platt/Getty Images

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Jeff Bezos must address concerns of Amazon workers during COVID-19 crisis

The multinational U.S.-based company Amazon must ensure its workers across the globe receive adequate health and safety protection during the…

April 24, 2020

A prisoner shines a torch from the main ICE detention center in downtown Los Angeles

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Prisoner of Conscience in Saudi Arabia: Dr. Abdullah al-Hamid Dies While in Detention

Responding to news of the death of Dr Abdullah al-Hamid, a prisoner of conscience who passed away while in detention…

April 24, 2020

PRAGUE, CZECH REPUBLIC - APRIL 23: A healthcare worker registers people before getting tested for the coronavirus in Prague on April 23, 2020. People have been forming long lines to get tested in a study to determine undetected infections with the coronavirus in the population. Some 27,000 people aged 18 - 89 across the country will be tested in the next two weeks, starting on Thursday. (Photo by Gabriel Kuchta/Getty Images)

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Basic Human Rights Should Be at the Center of COVID-19 Response, UN Report Shows

UN Secretary-General António Guterres has published a report on the need for a human rights centered response to COVID-19, warning that…

April 23, 2020

An asylum seeker staying at the Juventud 2000 migrant shelter in Tijuana, Baja California State, Mexico, sprays disinfectant on tents on April 3, 2020 as stronger cleaning measures are being implemented to fight the novel coronavirus, COVID-19, pandemic. - Thousands of migrants overcrowding shelters or begging in the streets in Mexican cities along the US border are living in fear as the novel coronavirus spreads in the population and screening interviews for asylum seekers are being suspended. (Photo by Guillermo ARIAS / AFP) (Photo by GUILLERMO ARIAS/AFP via Getty Images)

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Dr. López-Gatell Must Support the Release of Migrants in Mexico Due to COVID-19

Amnesty International sent an open letter today to the Undersecretary of Prevention and the Promotion of Health, Dr Hugo López-Gatell…

April 23, 2020