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Euroviews. We have an opportunity to tackle human rights challenges post-COVID-19. We need to take it ǀ View
COVID-19 has brought with it a health emergency of global proportions. This has presented a huge challenge to national leaders, to health systems worldwide, and to citizens. It also became an excuse for human rights violations that are showing few signs of diminishing.
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Euroviews. Saudi Arabia is deliberately denying prisoners medical aid. How long will Europe stay silent? ǀ View
I am asking the UK and other European Governments to show that they are guided by strong moral principles and ask Saudi Arabia to release my mother, brothers, and all political prisoners that they are currently holding.
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Coronavirus pandemic becoming a 'human rights crisis', UN warns
The UN's Guterres has warned that with "rising ethno-nationalism, populism, authoritarianism and a push back against human rights in some countries, the crisis can provide a pretext to adopt repressive measures for purposes unrelated to the pandemic."
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Euroviews. Is COVID-19 an opportunity for more equitable health systems in the Middle East? ǀ View
"I read with some dismay last week, the self-congratulatory triumphalism of a Saudi commentator extolling his country’s pandemic response while gloating at the misfortune and failures of some of its neighbours and regional rivals."
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Euroviews. Female genital mutilation is a chronic global problem. It demands a global response ǀ View
What would the global statistics look like if we were able to obtain reliable data on Female Genital Mutilation prevalence for each of the 90-plus countries where we are aware that FGM is present?