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August 26, 2020 Dispatches

Covid-19 Spreads in Indonesia’s Overcrowded Prisons

Authorities Should Seek Releases, Alternatives for At-Risk Detainees

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August 26, 2020 Commentary

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Indigenous Australian Boy’s Death and Inadequate Health Care

Report Documents ‘Significant Disadvantage’ to Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander People

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August 25, 2020 Dispatches

Will Serbia Release Covid-19 Data from Institutions?

Ensure Transparency, End Institutional Care

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August 25, 2020 Report

Maldives: Covid-19 Exposes Abuse of Migrants

Overhaul System to Protect Foreign Workers at All Times

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August 21, 2020 Dispatches

Venezuelan Migrants Face Covid-19 Risk in Aruba Detention Centers

Migrants Held for Months in Dangerous Conditions Amid Pandemic

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August 18, 2020 Dispatches

Nepal Health Facility Births Decline by Half During Covid-19 Lockdown: Study

Global Pandemic Exposes Gaps in Health Care and Safe Birth

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Kazakhstan: Extend, Expand Covid-19 Aid

Hundreds of Thousands Facing Poverty, Economic Hardship

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August 13, 2020 Report

Colombia: Indigenous Kids at Risk of Malnutrition, Death

Improve Wayuu’s Access to Food, Water, Health During Covid-19

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August 6, 2020 Dispatches

Covid-19’s Devastating Impact on Older People in Australia

Failing Aged Care Facilities Risk Lives of Residents and Staff

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August 5, 2020 Dispatches

Death Penalty Danger in the Philippines

Reinstating Capital Punishment Risks International Condemnation, Sanctions

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August 4, 2020 Report

Hungary: Health Care Failures Endanger Lives

Ensure Access to Adequate, Quality Health Care, Provide Sufficient Resources

Prime Minister Orban in early April visiting the Budapest Korányi Institute of Pulmonology  - a clinic with specific responsibility for Covid-19 patients. In the background are some indications of disrepair including tiles falling off the wall and an “out of order” sign on the elevator.
August 3, 2020 Report

Ukraine: Covid-19 Rules Blocked Access to Pensions

Restrictions That Pushed People into Poverty Lifted, But More Reform Needed

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July 31, 2020 Impact

Kenya Stops Abusive Forced Quarantine Related to Covid-19

Officials Launch Guidelines for Self-Isolation of Covid-19 Patients

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