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March 28, 2020

Europe should curb immigration detention during pandemic, says Human Rights Watch

States have an obligation to ensure that medical care for those in their custody is at least equivalent to that available to the general population and must not limit equal access to preventive, curative, or palliative care.
May 25, 2019

Surge in suicide attempts on Manus Island 'illustrates crisis of Australia's refugee policy'

The newly-elected Australian government has promised to repeal legislation which allows severely ill people to be transferred to Australia for medical treatment.
March 29, 2019

Grand Prix should not 'sportswash' Bahrain's human rights record, says Amnesty

Human rights defenders are under relentless attack in Bahrain, says Amnesty International.
March 28, 2019

Race to stop new disaster as first cholera cases confirmed in Mozambique

News that the first cases of cholera have been confirmed in Mozambique has accelerated Red Cross and Red Crescent disease prevention activities in the vulnerable communities devastated by Cyclone Idai.
January 16, 2019

Lack of access to medical care in Syria puts children's lives at risk, says UNICEF

UNICEF calls on all sides to urgently facilitate a humanitarian convoy to Rukban so that lifesaving supplies and services can be delivered.
November 12, 2018

Futures of Palestinian children shot by live ammunition 'hang in the balance'

Seriously injured children are unable to leave Gaza to get treatment that could in some cases save their limbs.
October 2, 2018

One of world’s biggest paediatric intensive care units is full, says MSF

Paediatric teams from Médecins Sans Frontières have reported alarming mortality rates among children aged under five in Magaria, south Niger.
September 10, 2018

World medical leaders express revulsion at torture reports from Uganda

Reports that detainees in Uganda are being tortured and denied access to specialised medical care have been denounced by the World Medical Association.
September 3, 2018

UNHCR urges Greece to address overcrowded reception centres on Aegean islands

UNHCR, the UN Refugee Agency has urged the Government of Greece to address the situation in Aegean Sea Reception and Identification Centres.
August 30, 2018

Nazanin-Zaghari-Ratcliffe's panic attacks 'highlight exceptionally cruel treatment'

The husband of jailed British charity worker Nazanin Zaghari-Ratcliffe has reported that she collapsed after suffering panic attacks in Evin Prison.