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Covid-19: Global attack on freedom of expression is having a dangerous impact on public health crisis
Attacks on freedom of expression by governments, combined with a flood of misinformation across the world during the Covid-19 pandemic, have had a devastating impact on peoples’ ability to access accurate and timely information to help them cope with the burgeoning global health crisis, said Amnesty International today in a new report. Silenced and Misinformed: …
Global Health Summit: Leaders must waive intellectual property rights and push pharma companies to share life-saving technology
G20 leaders meeting tomorrow at the Global Health Summit must face up to the harsh reality that the clock is ticking and without waiving intellectual property rights now Covid-19 may not be brought under control for years, Amnesty International warned today. More than 60,000 people died from Covid-19 across South America and South Asia last …
Morrison’s India repatriation flights a failure
Responding to the news that first repatriation flight from India having a high positive COVID test rate Amnesty International Campaigner Joel MacKay said: “This is sadly not surprising, but it is entirely a situation of the Morrison Government’s making. Refusing repatriation is lazy policy-making – it’s much easier to leave stranded Australians behind in India …
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Cambodia: Authorities must avert COVID-19 humanitarian crisis
The Cambodian government must take urgent steps to avert an emerging humanitarian and human rights crisis under the country’s COVID-19 lockdown, said Amnesty International today. Since 19 April, a strict lockdown has been put in place in parts of the capital, Phnom Penh, and other cities including Takhmao, Preah Sihanouk and Poipet. On Monday 26 April, the …
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Papua New Guinea: Australia and New Zealand efforts ‘woefully inadequate’ amid COVID-19 surge
Responding to reports that Papua New Guinea’s Prime Minister James Marape has declared a critical ‘red stage’ in the country due to a recent surge in COVID-19 cases, Amnesty International’s Pacific Researcher Kate Schuetze said: “Papua New Guinea’s health crisis has now reached the level we feared it would reach a year ago with a …
Australia has vital role to play in ensuring equal access to vaccines
Commenting on Friday’s announcement that The University of Queensland and CSL COVID-19 vaccine trial has been abandoned, Amnesty International Australia campaigner Joel Mackay said: “Australia has a vital role to play in the equal access of vaccines, particularly in our region. “New or expanded agreements on vaccines should include provisions for the common good, and …
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The fight for a fair COVID-19 vaccine explained
The race to develop a COVID-19 vaccine is gathering pace, and it seems like there may finally be light at the end of the tunnel. But as wealthy countries continue to hoard doses, the lifesaving potential of vaccines risks being undermined by inequality and corporate interests. Now is the time to demand that COVID-19 vaccines are available to everyone – regardless of where they live, who they are, or what they can afford. COVID-19 is a truly global crisis, and we …
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Campaigners warn that 9 out of 10 people in poor countries are set to miss out on COVID-19 vaccine next year
Nearly 70 poor countries will only be able to vaccinate one in 10 people against COVID-19 next year unless urgent action is taken by governments and the pharmaceutical industry to make sure enough doses are produced, a group of campaigning organisations warned today, (optional, for UK version: as the UK begins vaccinations this week). By contrast, …