Israel’s Supreme Court has officially ruled that Palestinian prisoners have no right to social distancing that would protect them from the coronavirus.

At least 14 prisoners and detainees have died from likely COVID-19 complications after uncontrolled outbreaks of the disease at Egyptian prisons and detention centres, according to a report published by Human Rights Watch.

The demonstrators demanded an “apology and compensation” from the UAE authorities for being deceived by Emirati company Black Shield Security Services after they were promised ordinary security jobs but were then forced to serve as Haftar’s militia instead.

China has announced retaliatory sanctions against US lawmakers just days after Washington blacklisted a number of Chinese politicians for several purported human rights abuses of the Uyghur minority.

“Every day I go to work, I sacrifice myself and my whole family, then they arrest my colleagues to send us a message. I see no light on the horizon.”

Human rights groups and activists have accused the Sri Lankan government of forcing the cremation of Muslim victims, disregarding guidelines set by the World Health Organisation.

More than 700,000 people have signed up to the NHS volunteer scheme to take part in the fight against COVID-19

Due to the confirmed cases, Abulreesh has urged Gaza’s two million residents to take precautionary measures through social distancing and staying at home in a bid to halt the spread of the virus.

The confirmation of a Covid-19 case has ignited a fear of the impact it could have on the overcrowded and already vulnerable Moria refugee camp in Greece.

You thought YOUR local council planning department was slow!