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Four Institutionalized Children Die in Kazakhstan’s Covid-19 Lockdown
Another Reminder of the Need to Support Family-Based Care
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Tanzania: Prisoners’ Rights Ignored in Covid-19 Response
Ensure Access to Lawyers, Decongest Prisons
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COVID-19 Running Rampant in Ohio Prisons
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Hungary Ends Legal Recognition for Transgender and Intersex People
President Ader Should Not Sign Problematic New Law
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Trump Administration Uses Pandemic as Excuse to Expel Migrants
Summary Expulsion Power Extended Indefinitely
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Bangladesh: Cyclone Endangers Rohingya on Silt Island
Refugees Allege Torture, Limited Health Care, Food on Bhasan Char
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Azerbaijan Should Release Jailed Opposition Leader
End Dangerous Retaliation Against Activists Amid Pandemic
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Brazil: Amazon Penalties Suspended Since October
Bolsonaro Policy Ensures Illegal Logging Goes Unpunished
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This Year’s Forest Fire Season Could Be Even Deadlier
Countries are using the coronavirus crisis to lift environmental regulations, even as COVID-19 leaves populations more vulnerable to health impacts from fires.
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Immediate Measures to Protect the Rights of Prison Detainees in Tanzania
Joint CSO Letter to President John Magufuli
South Africa: End Bias in Covid-19 Food Aid
Refugees, Asylum Seekers Excluded; Face Starvation
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Thinking Beyond Punishment to Combat Digital Sex Crimes in South Korea
New Measures an Important First Step, But More is Needed
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Burkina Faso: Credibly Investigate Apparent Executions
Suspend Commander Overseeing 12 Men Who Died in Custody in Tanwalbougou
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