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Apr 14, 2020 Commonwealth_news commonwealth_news

What is happening to slaves rescued during the coronavirus lockdown?

Modern slaves will be allowed to stay in safe houses for longer during the coronavirus outbreak. Those supported through the modern slavery victim care contract will be allowed to stay in government-funded safe accommodation for the next three months.

Apr 13, 2020 Commonwealth_news commonwealth_news

Indian garbage collectors battle coronavirus unarmed

India is home to 5 million sanitation workers who clear not just garbage but also sewers and public toilets. For paltry pay, these workers often come in direct contact with human waste, working with little or no equipment and protection.

Apr 08, 2020 In-the-news International Advocacy and Programming

COVID-19: Jailed Human Rights Defenders Must Be Released Immediately

8 April 2020 Paris,   In light of the serious threat posed to prisoners by the rapidly spreading novel coronavirus (COVID-19) pandemic, FIDH and its undersigned member organisations recall governments' obligation to ensure the safety and health of detained individuals that are under t

Apr 08, 2020 In-the-news Access to Information

PM CARES And PMNRF Both Opaque In Same Way, Documents Show

NEW DELHI April 8, 2020 (huffingtonpost.in) The Modi government has struggled to justify the creation of a new PM-CARES fund to support India’s response to the novel coronavirus pandemic, when the Prime Minister’s National Relief Fund already exists.

Apr 08, 2020 In-the-news International Advocacy and Programming

CPJ, 80 media and rights groups urge African heads of state to release jailed journalists

To:       President of Algeria Abdelmadjid Tebboune  President of Benin Patrice Talon President of Burundi Pierre Nkurunziza President of Cameroon Paul Biya President of Chad Idriss Deby President of Egypt Abdel Fattah el-Sisi President of Erit

Apr 09, 2020 India

State/UT Wise Prisons’ Response to the Coronavirus Pandemic in India

At the very onset of the global spread of COVID-19 pandemic, healthcare observers categorised the population under detention as one of the most vulnerable categories of people prone to the risk of contracting and spreading the virus.

Apr 02, 2020 In-the-news Access to Information

Deathly Subsistence

Mar 31, 2020 (Caravan Magazine) Devendher Kasholla was set to return home in three weeks, to celebrate his older brother’s wedding.

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Mar 26, 2020 In-the-news Prison Reform

COVID-19: Overcrowded Jails To Release Prisoners On Parole, But This May Just Kick The Can

March 25, 2019 (India Spend) Mumbai: As Tihar Jail, the country’s largest prison, announced plans on March 23, 2020, to release on parole or interim bail some 3,000 inmates who are not “hardened criminals”, other prisons in the country may follow, having been directed by the