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COVID-19 (147)
Apr 3 2020 12:49pm
Sri Lanka: Muslim COVID-19 victims cremated against families' wishes
Concern that religious tensions could be inflamed if Muslim families n...
Apr 2 2020 2:42pm
USA: Trump urged to act on protective equipment
Call on president to increase supply of PPE and ventilators as US coro...
Apr 2 2020 12:24pm
Philippines: Duterte's coronavirus shoot-to-kill order is 'deeply alarming'
More than 17,000 arrested for breaching quarantine measures Reports...
Apr 2 2020 10:58am
COVID-19: Governments must not 'sleepwalk into surveillance state'
More than 100 NGOs set out strict restrictions on governments across t...
Apr 1 2020 12:06pm
USA: calling gun stores 'essential businesses' during pandemic will lead to more violence
Coronavirus has led to surge in firearm sales across the country Ho...
Mar 31 2020 2:53pm
Syria: COVID-19 'could spread quickly' in inhumane prisons
Former inmates told Amnesty they were held in cells with bodies of dec...
Mar 31 2020 1:03pm
UK: Immigration checks for right to rent and work 'unworkable and dangerous'
Responding to new Home Office guidance over immigration checks via vid...
Mar 31 2020 10:23am
Russia: 'devastating consequences' if COVID-19 sweeps through prisons
Letter to Government agencies calls for reduction of prison population...
Mar 30 2020 4:08pm
Hungary: New coronavirus law 'bestows unlimited powers' on Orbán government
Viktor Orbán's Government can rule by decree People could face five...
Mar 30 2020 3:10pm
UK: Government must ensure release of all vulnerable prisoners following early release of inmates in Northern Ireland
Following moves by governments in Northern Ireland and Scotland to con...