![LGBTQ Rights graffiti spray-painted at a protest site in downtown Beirut. December 22, 2019. © 2019 Marwan Tahtah for Human Rights Watch](/sites/default/files/styles/square/public/multimedia_images_2020/202004lgbt_lebanon_graffiti.jpg?itok=JoHbSd5h)
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India: Activists Detained for Peaceful Dissent
Counterterrorism Law Politicized in Bhima Koregaon Case
![Activist Anand Teltumbde (center), before he surrendered to the National Investigative Agency in Mumbai, on April 14, 2020. © Parth MN](/sites/default/files/styles/square/public/multimedia_images_2020/202004asia_india_activists.jpg?itok=7PE01tb4)
Protect Medical Workers in Thailand from Covid-19
Hundreds Infected, Healthcare Paralyzed
![A man in a Hazmat suite talks with a nurse at a makeshift screening facility outside Rajadamnern boxing stadium in Bangkok, Thailand, March 19, 2020.](/sites/default/files/styles/square/public/multimedia_images_2020/202004asia_thailand_coronavirus.jpg?itok=F_WgyqoT)
El Salvador: Police Abuses in Covid-19 Response
Arbitrary Detention, Hazardous Conditions in Detention, Quarantine
![El Salvador's President Nayib Bukele, accompanied by members of the armed forces, speaks to his supporters outside Congress in San Salvador, El Salvador.](/sites/default/files/styles/square/public/multimedia_images_2020/202004americas_salvador_covid.jpg?itok=8K_KTuz3)
Punishing People for Saving Lives in Moscow
When Feeding, Protecting the Homeless from Covid-19 Becomes an Offense
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How girls’ education and safety will be harmed by the covid response
And the steps African governments can and must take to mitigate it.
![School closed in Nairobi, Kenya](/sites/default/files/styles/square/public/multimedia_images_2020/202004wrd_kenya_corona.jpg?itok=2DpzQrgV)
COVID-19 Restrictions Offer Window into Palestinian Experience
Movement Restrictions, Family Separation Daily Reality for Millions of Palestinians
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Human Rights Watch Letter to the Adelanto City Council in Opposition to Detention Expansion in California
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Venezuelans in US Need Urgent Temporary Protection
Covid-19 Adds to Risk of Harm on Return to Venezuela
![A sign that reads "There is no water" (top L) is seen at the Central University of Venezuela (UCV) hospital in Caracas, Venezuela.](/sites/default/files/styles/square/public/multimedia_images_2020/202004americas_venezuela_tps.jpg?itok=KZGWb3rp)
Zimbabwe: Unsafe Water Raises COVID-19 Risks
Severe Water, Sanitation Crisis Undermines Pandemic Fight
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Joint Letter to Thailand Department of Corrections Director-General Pol Col Naras Savestanan
Re: Take immediate steps to release prisoners and ensure the health and safety of all those in detention facilities
Mexico: Free Detained Migrants Amid Pandemic
Allegations of Excessive Force to Quell Protests
![Migrants are guided by the Mexican authorities through the Ceibo border crossing between Guatemala and México on January 19, 2020.](/sites/default/files/styles/square/public/multimedia_images_2020/041420amer_mexico_migrantdetention.jpg?itok=QAJlTea5)
COVID-19 in Yemen – A Perfect Storm
War-torn Country’s Shattered Health Care System Is No Match for Pandemic
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Gay Sex Still a Crime in Singapore Thanks to Dubious Legal Rulings
Keeping a Law on the Books Just to Demonize a Minority is Clearly Wrong
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