Hope in the Midst of the Coronavirus

Expand Elementary school students wear masks as classes are called off due to COVID-19 in Mashiki town, Kumamoto prefecture, Japan, March 15, 2020. © 2020 Yomiuri Shimbun via AP Images Around the world, all eyes are on the spread of the COVID-19 virus. The pandemic is challenging families, communities, health care systems, and governments. There is no doubting the severity of the public health crisis we are facing. The COVID-19 pandemic is also challenging our organization and staff in unprecedented ways. But responding to crises is what Human Rights Watch does. We began investigating the…

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