COVID-19: From the Frontlines

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Learn about the advocacy and demands from our members in the wake of the COVID-19 pandemic:   

With this letter, addressed to the President of Guatemala and the presidents of the Constitutional Court and the Congress of the Republic, we demand to guarantee the transition of power in the country and to end the instrumentalization of the judicial power to undermine democracy. 

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En esta carta, dirigida al Presidente de Guatemala, y a los presidentes de la Corte de Constitucionalidad y del Congreso de la República, pedimos que se garantice la transición de poder en el país, y que se ponga fin a la instrumentalización del poder judicial para socavar la democracia. 

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Statement: "As content moderators go home, content could go down"

19 March 2020

>> https://blog.witness.org/2020/03/as-content-moderators-go-home-content-could-go-down/

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Statement: "Digital surveillance to fight COVID-19 can only be justified if it respects human rights"

2 April 2020

>> https://www.amnesty.org/en/latest/news/2020/04/covid19-digital-surveillance-ngo/?fbclid=IwAR2z-owdm3LfnnJpmA857QbQgp9n2ZAcWDCN03STyzuffdtE6ff5h7UUWKc

 

Statement: "After this pandemic we can do better"

30 March 2020

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Statement: "COVID-19: Prioritise human rights and protect the most vulnerable"

March 27, 2020

>> https://www.fidh.org/en/issues/human-rights-defenders/covid-19-prioritise-human-rights-and-protect-the-most-vulnerable

 

Declaracion: "COVID-19 – Dar prioridad a los derechos humanos y proteger a las personas más vulnerables"

Marzo 27, 2020

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Statement: "Defending rights during a pandemic: Impact of Covid-19 on the safety and work of human rights defenders"
17 April 2020

>> https://www.frontlinedefenders.org/en/statement-report/defending-rights-during-pandemic-impact-covid-19-safety-and-work-human-rights

 

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100 ONG venezolanas: Autoridades deben garantizar el trabajo de los actores humanitarios y adoptar medidas para garantizar derechos de poblaciones vulnerables en su respuesta al COVID-19

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Latinoamérica y COVID-19: ¿Cómo queda la justicia? | Ciclo de conversaciones virtuales sobre la respuesta de los sistemas de justicia frente a la emergencia

>> http://dplf.org/es/event/latinoamerica-y-covid-19-como-queda-la-justicia

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Coronavirus: A Call for Solidarity in a Time of Crisis

>> http://abahlali.org/node/17029/#more-17029

 

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