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WUHAN, CHINA - APRIL 03: （CHINA OUT）Firefighters prepare to conduct disinfection at the Wuhan Tianhe International Airport on April 3, 2020 in Wuhan, Hubei Province, China. Wuhan, the Chinese city hardest hit by the novel coronavirus outbreak, conducted a disinfection on the local airport as operations will soon resume on April 8 when the city lifts its travel restrictions. (Photo by Getty Images)

Press Release

Workshop For Media Will Examine Gun Violence During The COVID-19 Pandemic

As part of an ongoing series of workshops exploring human rights concerns related to the COVID-19 response, Amnesty International USA…

April 3, 2020

Border crossers wears a mask for protection against COVID-19 on April 1, 2020, on the Paso del Norte International Bridge in Ciudad Juarez, Mexico. - Both Ciudad Juarez and El Paso, Texas, are on stay-at-home orders, but many people who live on the border are essential workers who live on one side and work on the other, and are still crossing. (Photo by Paul Ratje / AFP) (Photo by PAUL RATJE/AFP via Getty Images)

Press Release

Governments Must Halt Dangerous and Discriminatory Detention of Migrants and Asylum Seekers

Authorities in a number of countries across the Americas, including Canada, the United States, Mexico, Curaçao, and Trinidad and Tobago,…

April 2, 2020

TUNIS, TUNISIA - APRIL 02: A health official wearing protective suit gather samples for testing from people with the symptoms of coronavirus within the Covid-19 pandemic precautions in Tunis, Tunisia on April 02, 2020. (Photo by Yassine Gaidi/Anadolu Agency via Getty Images)

Press Release

Authorities in Tunisia Should Reduce Number of Detainees During COVID-19 Crisis

The Tunisian authorities must urgently consider reducing the number of people detained for breaching emergency health measures to prevent the…

April 2, 2020

Cambodian soldiers carry aid, to be used to combat the spread of the COVID-19 novel coronavirus, from a Chinese military plane as a Chinese soldier wearing a protective suit looks on at Phnom Penh International Airport on April 1, 2020. - China's Ministry of Defence provided on April 1 medical equipment to the state-run Preah Ket Mealea military hospital to support the fight against the COVID-19 novel coronavirus. (Photo by TANG CHHIN Sothy / AFP) (Photo by TANG CHHIN SOTHY/AFP via Getty Images)

Press Release

Proposed Emergency Powers in Cambodia Would Obliterate Human Rights

The Cambodian authorities must urgently withdraw or substantially redraft the egregious State of Emergency Law which poses a grave threat…

April 2, 2020

ANKARA, TURKEY - APRIL 02: In this photo illustration a smartphone screen reading "Covid 19" and "coronavirus disease" is displayed as logos of social media applications are seen behind, in Ankara, Turkey on April 2, 2020. (Photo by Hakan Nural/Anadolu Agency via Getty Images)

Press Release

Digital surveillance to fight COVID-19 can only be justified if it respects human rights

With governments across the world rapidly expanding the use of digital surveillance in an attempt to combat the COVID-19 pandemic,…

April 2, 2020

MANILA, PHILIPPINES - APRIL 1: A dog is seen at the empty street at Quiapo in Manila, Philippines on April 01, 2020. Several places in Metro manila become empty as the government implements the lockdown due to coronavirus outbreak wherein the number of confirmed cases of COVID-19 is still growing in the Philippines. (Photo by Dante Diosina JR/Anadolu Agency via Getty Images)

Press Release

Shoot-to-kill Order by the President Alarming, Oppressive Approach to Pandemic in the Philippines

Responding to orders from President Duterte to police, military officials and barangay officials to shoot ‘troublemakers’ protesting during community quarantine,…

April 2, 2020

BARCELONA, SPAIN - MARCH 25: A Cruz Roja member is seen at the pavilion that Fira de Barcelona fair prepares to accommodate homeless people during the Coronavirus (Covid-19) outbreak on March 25, 2020 in Barcelona, Spain. (Photo by Miquel Benitez/Getty Images). Fira De Barcelona Shall Accommodate Homeless People. A coalition Cruz Roja, 'Red Cross', Barcelona City Council, Spanish Army, E.T. Logistics Brigade, UME Military Emergency Unit, Urban Guard, Health Personnel and Bombers of Catalonia. For 225 homeless, check them without Coronavirus ready to accommodate them, bunks, showers and food. (Photo by Miquel Benitez/Getty Images)

Report

Amnesty International Highlights Human Rights Priorities for Country Responses to COVID-19 

Amnesty International has published recommendations today for countries in Europe, urging them to ensure that their responses to COVID-19 are in line with…

April 1, 2020

SANTIAGO, March 27, 2020 -- A policeman checks a driver's paperwork in Santiago, Chile, March 27, 2020. Chile has adopted a "progressive quarantine" to help control the spread of the disease in the country, where 1,610 cases and five deaths have been registered. The government has closed borders and even isolated some areas, installed sanitary cordons, and imposed a national curfew. (Photo by Jorge Villegas/Xinhua via Getty) (Xinhua/ via Getty Images)

Press Release

Authorities In Chile Must Guarantee The Health Of The Prison Population Against COVID-19

Chilean authorities must speed up the implementation of measures to reduce prison overcrowding and provide all essential services to prevent…

April 1, 2020

VANCOUVER, March 31, 2020.A sign showing the direction of a drive-through COVID-19 test site for health care workers is seen in Vancouver, Canada, March 31, 2020. Several satellite sites around the cities are operating 7-day a week offering drive-through COVID-19 test. (Photo by Liang Sen/Xinhua via Getty) (Xinhua/ via Getty Images)

Press Release

COVID-19 Response in Canada Needs Human Rights Oversight

Amnesty International is urging governments across Canada to establish oversight committees tasked with monitoring the human rights impact of decisions,…

April 1, 2020