Looking for a broader take on how Covid-19 is impacting human rights around the world? @amybrauns talks with the heads of HRW& #39;s Asia, Africa, Middle East and Europe research groups to assess what to expect as the pandemic cuts through these regions. 1/4
Syria’s health care system has been decimated by war, as have Yemen’s and Libya’s. Thousands of migrants are at risk. The working poor are vulnerable. Acting MENA director @goldsteinricky discusses the response of governments to the COVID-19 outbreak https://www.hrw.org/news/2020/04/16/when-health-care-decimated-war-covid-19-middle-east-and-north-africa">https://www.hrw.org/news/2020...
Home to some of the world’s most densely populated cities – think Mumbai, Jakarta, and Manila – the parts of Asia not hit early by the coronavirus could still see an explosion of cases. @BradMAdams discusses the impact of coronavirus in Asia. https://www.hrw.org/news/2020/04/13/more-just-china-covid-19-may-ravage-asia">https://www.hrw.org/news/2020...
While it may seem the coronavirus is reaching Africa more slowly than elsewhere, HRW Africa Director @MausiSegun fears it could soon ravage the continent because of countries’ weak public health systems and the challenges of densely populated urban areas. https://www.hrw.org/news/2020/04/03/waiting-storm-coronavirus-africa">https://www.hrw.org/news/2020...
Lockdowns to Power Grabs - The coronavirus in Europe. Our discussion with @hrw& #39;s Europe and Central Asia director @HughAWilliamson about the pandemic& #39;s impact on human rights. https://www.hrw.org/news/2020/04/03/coronavirus-europe-lockdowns-power-grabs">https://www.hrw.org/news/2020...
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