![People wearing masks, attend a vigil for Chinese doctor Li Wenliang, in Hong Kong, February 7, 2020.](/sites/default/files/styles/square/public/multimedia_images_2020/202003asia_china_coronavirus_liwenliang.jpg?itok=5XdeYfve)
![People wearing masks, attend a vigil for Chinese doctor Li Wenliang, in Hong Kong, February 7, 2020.](/sites/default/files/styles/square/public/multimedia_images_2020/202003asia_china_coronavirus_liwenliang.jpg?itok=5XdeYfve)
COVID-19 Shouldn’t Be a Death Sentence for People in US Prisons
Attorney General Should Speed Up Compassionate and Other Releases
![Attorney General William Barr speaks during a tour of a federal prison in Edgefield, South Carolina](/sites/default/files/styles/square/public/multimedia_images_2019/201907us_barr_attorneygeneral_0.jpg?itok=a2auFZm5)
Fatal Shooting in a Mining Town in Papua
Indonesian Police Should Invite Independent Investigation
![Indonesian soldiers stand guard during a protest in Timika, Papua province, August 21, 2019.](/sites/default/files/styles/square/public/multimedia_images_2020/202004asia_indonesia_papua_timika.jpg?itok=FuLNkP9R)
The Coronavirus in Europe: From Lockdowns to Power Grabs
COVID-19 in Europe, the Central Eurasian Region, and Turkey
![Military police officers patrol at a market in Budapest, Hungary, March 31, 2020.](/sites/default/files/styles/square/public/multimedia_images_2020/202004europe_hungary_market_coronavirus.jpg?itok=2dm8W6at)
Sri Lanka Uses Pandemic to Curtail Free Expression
Police Ordered to Arrest Critics in Military-Led COVID-19 Response
![Sri Lankan government soldiers in protective clothes spray disinfectants at a railway station in Colombo, Sri Lanka, Wednesday, March 18, 2020.](/sites/default/files/styles/square/public/multimedia_images_2020/202004asia_srilanka_coronavirus.jpg?itok=pzdz9MYo)
DR Congo: Respecting Rights Key Amid Covid-19
Assist Most Vulnerable with Food, Clean Water; Rein in Security Forces
![Pro-democracy activists from Filimbi movement raise awareness about the COVID-19 pandemic in Kinshasa’s Gambela market, Democratic Republic of Congo, March 28, 2020.](/sites/default/files/styles/square/public/multimedia_images_2020/202004africa_drc_covid19_0.jpg?itok=hm_wOq6x)
Philippine Children Face Abuse for Violating COVID-19 Curfew
Young People Locked in Dog Cages, Coffins, Stripped Naked
![A screenshot of an officer with five youths locked inside a dog cage after breaking curfew in Laguna province, the Philippines on March 20, 2020. © 2020 Facebook](/sites/default/files/styles/square/public/multimedia_images_2020/202003asia_philippines_covid.jpg?itok=-shWXRer)
Hungary Seeks to Ban Legal Gender Recognition for Transgender People
Parliament Should Reject, EU Institutions Should Act
![Hungarian Prime Minister Viktor Orban, center right, speaks during a plenary session in the House of Parliament in Budapest, Hungary, Monday, March 23, 2020.](/sites/default/files/styles/square/public/multimedia_images_2020/202004europe_hungary_parliament_coronavirus.jpg?itok=TFHIDI_D)
Uganda LGBT Shelter Residents Arrested on COVID-19 Pretext
Release 20 Detainees, End Arbitrary Arrests
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Turkey: COVID-19 Puts Sick Prisoners at Grave Risk
Offer Most Vulnerable Inmates Alternatives to Prison
![Thousands of political prisoners are held in the vast Silivri campus prison, Istanbul.](/sites/default/files/styles/square/public/multimedia_images_2020/202004eca_turkey_silivri_prison.jpg?itok=1WkILIbI)
Armenia: Law Restricts Privacy Amid COVID-19 Fight
Any Limits Require Human Rights Protections
![The Parliament of Armenia adopted the bill granting the authorities broad surveillance powers to track coronavirus cases.](/sites/default/files/styles/square/public/multimedia_images_2020/202004eca_armenia_parliament_1.jpg?itok=ebZbVUDQ)
With COVID-19 Threat, Eritrea Should Release Political Detainees
Prisoner Ciham Ali Turns 23 Behind Bars Today
![Ciham Ali Abdu](/sites/default/files/styles/square/public/multimedia_images_2019/201004africa_eritrea_cihamali.jpeg?itok=A7Bphl4Y)
Myanmar: Editor Wrongfully Charged
Counter-Terrorism Law Threatens Press Freedom, Freedom of Information
![Myanmar press freedom and youth activists demonstrate for the release of two jailed Reuters journalists, Wa Lone and Kyaw Soe Oo, in Yangon, Myanmar, September 16, 2018.](/sites/default/files/styles/square/public/multimedia_images_2020/202003asia_burma_naylin.jpg?itok=aKI3KpG9)
Cambodia: Emergency Bill Recipe for Dictatorship
COVID-19 Crisis Pretext for Hun Sen to Seek Unlimited Powers, Go After Critics
![Cambodia's Prime Minister Hun Sen gestures during a speech on the current state of a new virus from China in Phnom Penh, Cambodia, Thursday, Jan. 30, 2020.](/sites/default/files/styles/square/public/multimedia_images_2020/202003asia_cambodia_hunsen.jpg?itok=fi-U-ECN)