COVID-19: From the Frontlines

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

Kairos

TO: President Trump, Vice President Pence and Members of the 116th Congress
Poverty Amidst Pandemic: A Moral Response to COVID-19

>> https://sign.moveon.org/petitions/this-pandemic-demands-a-systemic-response-an-urgent-message-from-the-poor-people-s-campaign/?source=shortlink

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International Commission of Jurists (ICJ)

South Africa: authorities must take immediate measures to protect social and economic rights before nationwide lockdown commences

>> https://www.icj.org/south-africa-authorities-must-take-immediate-measures-to-protect-social-and-economic-rights-before-nationwide-lockdown-commences/

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Human Rights Action

Letter to the UN Special Rapporteurs on Human Rights

>> http://www.hraction.org/2020/03/25/letter-to-the-un-special-rapporteurs-on-human-rights/?lang=en

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Housing and Land Rights Network (HLRN) - Habitat International Coalition

The Coronavirus Pandemic and State Response in India

>> https://www.hlrn.org.in/documents/HLRN_COVID19_State_Response_India.pdf

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Global Initiative for Economic, Social and Cultural Rights (GI-ESCR)

Economic, Social And Cultural Rights In Changing Times - call for submissions

>> https://www.gi-escr.org/escr-in-changing-times

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Front Line Defenders

Crisis: COVID-19 & Impact on Human Rights Defenders:
>> https://www.frontlinedefenders.org/en/campaign/covid-19-attacks-hrds-time-pandemic

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Forum-Asia

[Joint Statement] ASEAN must uphold human rights in responding to the COVID-19 pandemic:

>> https://www.forum-asia.org/?p=31333

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FIAN International

Preliminary Monitoring Report on the Impact of COVID-19 on the Human Right to Food and Nutrition

>> https://www.fian.org/files/files/Preliminary_monitoring_report_-_Impact_of_COVID19_on_the_HRtFN.pdf

Egyptian Initiative for Personal Rigths (EIPR)

Credit to government for measures to combat spread of coronavirus, but protecting individuals’ income and mitigation of economic and social impacts of the virus prevention are necessary:
>> https://eipr.org/en/press/2020/03/credit-government-measures-combat-spread-coronavirus-protecting-individuals%E2%80%99-income

Due Process of Law Foundation (DPLF)

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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