GNÄBE BUGLÉ REGION, Panama, 11 June 2020 (UNFPA)* – Carmen was two days into an excruciating labour when she was carried to the nearest health clinic – three hours away – in a hammock held aloft by community members.
Her situation was life-threatening, but she had been unable to seek care earlier because transportation had been suspended due to the COVID-19 pandemic and rains had delayed travel by foot.
“The population is very distant, days away from adequate care. There is no transportation,” said Ángel Rodríguez, a nurse at the Soloy Health Centre, where Carmen was taken. In the end, Carmen was lucky. She safely delivered a healthy baby boy.
This is a summary of what was said by UNHCR spokesperson Babar Baloch – to whom quoted text may be attributed – at today’s [12 June 2020 ] press briefing at the Palais des Nations in Geneva*| Español | Français | عربي
UNHCR, the UN Refugee Agency, is urging Greece to investigate multiple reports of pushbacks by Greek authorities at the country’s sea and land borders, possibly returning migrants and asylum seekers to Turkey after they had reached Greek territory or territorial waters.
The acclaimed Indian writer says that human rights courts should examine the government’s “disastrous” response.
Arundhati Roy speaks at a student protest in New Delhi in January.| PA Images
11 June 2020 (openDemocracy)* — India’s coronavirus lockdown, which began in March, has been one of largest and strictest in the world. It has left tens of millions without work prompting a mass exodus from cities; many have attempted to travel hundreds of miles – on foot, by bicycle or even clinging to trucks – to return to their home villages.
This week, the government has begun loosening restrictions despite the number of reported cases continuing to rise. Although the numbers are relatively low for a population of almost 1.4 billion people, the country is yet to reach its peak.
When you can not remove a president who is flagrantly and openly racist, sexist, cruel, and dangerous, then you have a failed government | Image fromWall Street International.
13 June 2020 (Wall Street International)* — When you can not remove a president who is flagrantly and openly racist, sexist, cruel, and dangerous, then you have a failed government.
When you can not remove a president who is too mentally ill to fully understand his own acts and becomes a clear and present danger to others, then you have a failed government.
When the president is a traitor and, in an alliance with Russia, is waging war against the country and its people and no one can stop him, then you have a failed nation.
