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Congress Must Halt Administration’s Plan to Suspend Critical Funding to WHO
Responding to U.S. President Donald Trump’s announcement that the U.S. will halt funding to the World Health Organization (WHO) pending the administration’s review of the organization’s handling of the COVID-19…
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Migrant domestic workers in Lebanon must be protected during COVID-19 pandemic
The Lebanese government must announce a set of immediate measures to protect migrant domestic workers during the COVID-19 pandemic, Amnesty International said today. The authorities must ensure that migrant domestic…
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Duterte Advisor’s Threat of “Body Bags” Shows Philippines Authorities’ Dangerous COVID-19 Response
Responding to Philippine Senator Bong Go’s statement about having body bags available for “drug addicts or peddlers of fake news,” Amnesty International’s Deputy Regional Director for Campaigns Ming Yu Hah…
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Prisoners killed in Iran by Security Forces During COVID-19 Pandemic Protests
Around 36 prisoners in Iran are feared to have been killed by security forces after the use of lethal force to control protests over COVID-19 safety fears, Amnesty International has…
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Mask ban in Hong Kong for unauthorized protests is absurd and dangerous
Responding to a Hong Kong appeal court ruling that partially reinstates the government’s mask ban, Director of Amnesty International Hong Kong Man-Kei Tam said: “Today’s ruling means Hong Kong’s repressive…
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Failures to guarantee safe access to abortion in Europe endangers health of women, girls amid COVID-19
European governments should urgently guarantee safe and timely access to abortion care for women and girls in the region during the COVID-19 pandemic, 100 nongovernmental organizations said today. Many women and…
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Armed conflicts and state repression in Africa fuel cocktail of human rights violations
HUMAN RIGHTS IN AFRICA: Protesters across sub-Saharan Africa have braved bullets and beatings to defend their rights in the face of continuing conflict and state repression, Amnesty International said today…
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Government in India Must Act As Lives At Risk In Overcrowded Detention Centers In Assam
While steps taken by the Assam Government to release over 700 prisoners to contain the novel coronavirus (COVID19) outbreak are welcome, the Chief Minister of Assam, Sarbananda Sonowal must ensure…
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Workshop for media featuring Nazanin Boniadi and the Middle East Institute will examine COVID-19 impact on the Middle East and North Africa
As part of a series of workshops exploring human rights concerns related to the COVID-19 response, Amnesty International USA will be holding a workshop titled “The impact of COVID-19 on…
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Over 20,000 Migrant Workers in Quarantine in Singapore Must be Protected from Mass Infection
Responding to reports that two dormitories for migrant workers in Singapore have been designated as “isolation areas” and that over 20,000 of them have been put under quarantine there, Rachel…
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