Access Now: COVID-19 - Urgent Measures Must Be Taken by MENA Governments to Protect the Prison Population
NEW YORK, March 25 -- Access Now issued the following news release:
In light of the global COVID-19 pandemic outbreak -- classified as a Public Health Emergency of International Concern by the World Health Organization (WHO) --we, the undersigned organizations, express grave concern over the situation of detainees and prisoners across the Middle East and North Africa (MENA). While certain states in the region have taken some positive steps to protect the general population, the pris . . .
In light of the global COVID-19 pandemic outbreak -- classified as a Public Health Emergency of International Concern by the World Health Organization (WHO) --we, the undersigned organizations, express grave concern over the situation of detainees and prisoners across the Middle East and North Africa (MENA). While certain states in the region have taken some positive steps to protect the general population, the pris . . .