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Covid-19 Pandemic Sparked Year of Rights Crises - Report

According to Human Rights Watch, the first year of the Covid-19 pandemic precipitated human rights crises around the world. The body released a 54-page report which documents how the Covid-19 pandemic laid bare systemic frailties in the protection of basic rights and spurred a cascade of human rights abuses.

Africa: Covid-19 Pandemic Sparked Year of Rights Crises

HRW, 5 March 2021

Government policies and actions in the year since Covid-19 was declared a pandemic have precipitated human rights crises around the globe. The pandemic and abusive government… Read more »
Africa: Covid Restrictions Chipping Away At Civil Liberties

DW, 4 March 2021

The COVID-19 pandemic has provided African autocrats with the perfect set of circumstances to restrict civil liberties, rights activists say. China's growing influence on the… Read more »
Africa: Covid-19 Triggers Wave of Free Speech Abuse

HRW, 11 February 2021

At least 83 governments worldwide have used the Covid-19 pandemic to justify violating the exercise of free speech and peaceful assembly, Human Rights Watch said today. Authorities… Read more »
Africa: Covid-19, Human Rights Record May Disrupt Commonwealth Meetings in Kigali

East African, 9 February 2021

As Rwanda prepares to host the Commonwealth Heads of Government meeting in June, it is walking a tightrope due to the prolonged impact of the pandemic as well as increasing… Read more »
Lesotho: Covid-19 Worsens Women Land Rights Violations in Lesotho

Lesotho Times, 8 February 2021

LOCKDOWN restrictions aimed at fighting the Covid-19 pandemic in Lesotho have had an unintended adverse negative impact of undermining women's customary land rights, a regional… Read more »

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Latest Covid-19 Statistics from African Countries

As of April 14, confirmed cases of Covid-19 from 55 African countries reached 4,370,173. Reported deaths in Africa reached 116,378, while 3,925,211 people have recovered and ... Read more »
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African Human Rights Deteriorate in Wake of Coronavirus

Coronavirus lockdowns have had a disproportionate impact on people living in poverty and economic deprivation, and governments have used Covid-19 emergency measures as a pretext to ... Read more »
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Nigeria Counts Cost After One Year of Covid-19

The country marked one year since its first confirmed case of the novel coronavirus hit its shores. The first Covid-19 case was Read more »
- Nigeria: Covid-19 - One Year After Nigeria's Index Case
- Nigeria: Nigeria Commences Covid-19 Vaccination of Citizens

The Central Sahel countries of Burkina Faso, Niger, and Mali are confronting unprecedented levels of conflict, displacement, and humanitarian needs exacerbated by the Covid-19 pandemic. This complex humanitarian crisis has severely impacted education (file photo).

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