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European governments should urgently guarantee safe and timely access to abortion care for women and girls in the region during the COVID-19 pandemic, 100 nongovernmental organizations said on April 08, 2020.

Governments should respect the rights of older people in their response to the COVID-19 epidemic, Human Rights Watch said on April 06, 2020.

US Naval Hospital Ship Comfort arrives in New York City harbour to provide care for non-coronavirus patients freeing up beds in hospitals across the city.

The Afghan National Directorate of Security (NDS) released this image of Abdullah Orakzai, also known as Aslam Farooqi, the leader of an ISIS affiliate.

Broad US-imposed economic sanctions are negatively affecting the Iranian government’s ability to adequately respond to the mounting health consequences of the coronavirus (COVID-19) pandemic. The US should take immediate action to ease US sanctions and expand licensing of sanctions-exempt items to ensure Iran’s access to essential humanitarian resources during the pandemic.

Bahrain Institute for Rights and Democracy (BIRD)

Myanmar authorities should immediately move to limit the spread of the COVID-19 virus by reducing the populations of the country’s overcrowded and unsanitary prisons, Human Rights Watch said on April 03, 2020. Myanmar confirmed its first COVID-19 related death on March 31, 2020.

The Democratic Republic of Congo’s response to the COVID-19 pandemic should prioritize support for low-income communities, displaced people, and others at greatest risk, Human Rights Watch said on April 03, 2020.