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![A worker disinfects streets in Damascus](/wp-content/uploads/2020/03/GettyImages-1208680138.jpg)
Press Release
Prisoners in Syria Should be Released to Prevent Spread of COVID-19
The Syrian authorities must cooperate fully with UN agencies and humanitarian organizations to prevent the spread of COVID-19 in the…
March 31, 2020
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Press Release
Human rights organization calls on the President to take action on COVID-19
The United States should take immediate action to ensure that every person who requests access to COVID-19 testing can receive…
March 31, 2020
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Report
Authorities in Russia Urged to Protect Half a Million Prison Population in Face of COVID-19
Russian authorities should take urgent measures to address the potentially devastating consequences should COVID-19 begin spreading among prisoners and detainees,…
March 31, 2020
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Press Release
Zero accountability as civilian deaths mount in Somalia from U.S. air strikes
Civilian casualties continue to mount from the U.S. military’s secret air war in Somalia, with no justice or reparation for…
March 30, 2020
![Woman wearing a facemark during COVID-19 pandemic looks at the cell phone in her hand](/wp-content/uploads/2020/03/GettyImages-1207850853.jpg)
Press Release
Workshop for media will examine technology and surveillance in the age of COVID-19
As part of a series of workshops exploring human rights concerns related to the COVID-19 response, Amnesty International USA will…
March 30, 2020
![A lorry disinfects a street on March 30, 2020 in Budapest](/wp-content/uploads/2020/03/GettyImages-1208642539.jpg)
Press Release
Granting Government in Hungary Unlimited Powers Under New COVID-19 Law is Disturbing Development
Following the decision by the Hungarian parliament to pass a new law that will allow the government to rule by…
March 30, 2020
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Press Release
Imprisoned Journalists, Human Rights Defenders and Others in Turkey at Risk of COVID-19 Must be Urgently Released
Amid growing concerns over the spread of COVID-19 in prisons, the Turkish government is accelerating the preparation of a draft…
March 30, 2020
![A prisoner shines a torch from the main ICE detention center in downtown Los Angeles](/wp-content/uploads/2020/03/GettyImages-1155598918.jpg)
Press Release
As federal judge weighs release of children in immigration detention, COVID-19 risks grow
Responding to a temporary restraining order by Judge Dolly M. Gee of the United States District Court directing the government…
March 29, 2020
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Press Release
Battle Against COVID-19 in India Must Not Leave Behind the Poor and Marginalized
The three-week nation-wide lockdown to battle the COVID-19 pandemic in India have left millions of migrant workers stranded and the…
March 28, 2020
![EPA Administrator Andrew Wheeler Testifies On Agency's Budget Before House Committee](/wp-content/uploads/2020/03/GettyImages-1205060278.jpg)
Press Release
Immediately revoke suspension of environmental protections
Responding to the US Environmental Protection Agency’s (EPA) announcement it would suspend enforcement of environmental laws indefinitely due to the…
March 27, 2020
![A vendor is wearing a mask in Cambodia](/wp-content/uploads/2020/03/GettyImages-1208294429.jpg)
Press Release
Overcrowded detention centers in Cambodia a “ticking time bomb” for COVID-19 amid raft of “fake news” arrests
Overcrowded and squalid prisons and detention centers risk becoming detonators for a major COVID-19 outbreak in Cambodia that will make…
March 27, 2020
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Press Release
Decision in Bosnia to confine thousands of migrants into camp inhumane and puts lives at risk
Responding to the decision of the local authorities in Una-Sana Canton in Bosnia and Herzegovina to forcefully transfer and confine…
March 27, 2020