Humanitarian Crisis

May 07, 2020

Coronavirus: Divergence between London and devolved authorities in lifting lockdown

The United Kingdom has been hit hard by the coronavirus crisis. As it stands there are over 248,800 cases in the UK, with the highest concentration in English cities, such as London and Birmingham. However, due to the UK’s structure of 4 nations, each with their own health authorities, the response to the crisis has not been consistent across the whole country. The devolved authorities in Scotland,...

May 07, 2020

Coronavirus: Divergence between London and devolved...

The United Kingdom has been hit hard by the coronavirus crisis. As it stands there are over 248,800 cases in the UK, with the highest concentration in English cities, such as London and Birmingham. However,...

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May 05, 2020

Coronavirus: Spanish Parties Agree to Extend ...

Spanish political parties have been trying to reach a deal in order to extend the state of lockdown in the country. The deal would continue the centralisation of political power in Madrid and would delay...

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May 04, 2020

Coronavirus: Human Rights in CHT

A widely celebrated festival of the Jumma peoples in the Chittagong Hill Tracts has been postponed to avoid the spread of the COVID-19 coronavirus. Thousands of Jumma workers in other parts of Bangladesh...

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Apr 29, 2020

Coronavirus: How Somaliland and Taiwan Manage...

Despite being unrecognised states, Taiwan and Somaliland, remarkably, are responding to the coronavirus more effectively then some of their recognised neighbours. This comes in spite of the international...

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Apr 28, 2020

Coronavirus: Indonesia's Acheh Holds Public...

In the far north-west of Indonesia, authorities in the Acheh province are continuing to execute corporal punishments in public according to Sharia, despite the government introducing a ban on mass...

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Apr 27, 2020

Coronavirus: Guam Supports Taiwan's Participation...

The US territory of Guam has recently issued a resolution in support of Taiwan's participation at the World Health Organisation (WHO) and "commending them for their successful response to the COVID-19...

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Apr 27, 2020

Coronavirus: EU Softens Report Amid China Pre...

As it becomes more apparent that China is not releasing the true figures behind its own struggle against the coronavirus, the EU has caved under Chinese pressure to alter substantially its report...

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