As the world continues to deal with the impact of COVID-19, governments are facing a new dilemma born out of Black Lives Matter (BLM) protests: the right balance between exercising the right to freedom of assembly and protecting public health during a pandemic.
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The COVID-19 pandemic has led to the reduced protection of transgender rights and the isolation of LGBTQ individuals.
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COVID-19 responses across the five Central Asian republics have varied widely with worrying reports concerning human rights violations surfacing from the region. Fears include further suppressions of media freedom, invasive surveillance and privacy concerns, expanded police powers, and grave negligence surrounding the health of citizens.
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The new coalition government of Prime Minister Najib Razak in Malaysia is overseeing a dramatic increase in the repression of its citizens’ freedom of expression, going back on his previous promises of a more liberated country.
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