US: Avoid Covid-19 Catastrophe in Jails, Prisons

Expand Signs made by prisoners pleading for help are seen on a window of Cook County Jail in Chicago, Illinois, April 7, 2020, amid the spread of Covid-19. © 2020 REUTERS/Jim Vondruska (New York) – Government officials in the United States should rapidly address the exploding Covid-19 crisis in US jails and prisons and follow baseline standards for social distancing, cleaning, and care, Human Rights Watch said in a report released today. The 19-page report, “Averting an Imminent Catastrophe: Recommendations to US Local, State, and Federal Officials on Covid-19 in Jails and Prisons,” proposes…

Read complete article

~	Not all ultra-processed foods are bad for your health, whatever you might have heard

~	‘City deals’ are coming to NZ – let’s make sure they’re not ‘city back-room deals’

~	China Forcibly Returns 60 Refugees to North Korea

~	Amnesty International sends letter to Chilean Attorney General Angel Valencia about delayed arraignment of Carabineros commanders

~	Global: FIFA must publish its review into compensation for workers harmed delivering the World Cup in Qatar

~	AI companions can relieve loneliness – but here are 4 red flags to watch for in your chatbot ‘friend’

~	Heat is coming for our crops. We have to make them ready

~	Paris in spring, Bali in winter. How ‘bucket lists’ help cancer patients handle life and death

~	Photos are everywhere. What makes a good one?

~	Loblaws boycott: What consumer psychology can tell us about the success of consumer activism