Top doctors and lawyers condemn ‘shocking’ treatment of women in childbirth during COVID-19
Exclusive: openDemocracy investigation reveals ‘traumatic’ incidents defying WHO guidelines in 45 countries – as experts warn of ‘tens of thousands’ of extra maternal deaths.
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Published in:50.50: InvestigationHow has COVID-19 affected women's rights during childbirth? Help us track this globallySince the pandemic started, we've been documenting cases of abuse and mistreatment of women in labour around the...
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Published in:50.50: InvestigationAfrican governments warned of lawsuits for maternal deaths under COVID-19 lockdownsExclusive: Women have died or suffered unsafe births after transport bans, while hospitals report rising equipment shortages.
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Published in:50.50: InvestigationWomen are being forced to give birth ‘alone’, in post-lockdown Armenia and UkraineAcross Eurasia, women have reported mistreatment that defies World Health Organization guidelines – and national policies.
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Published in:50.50: InvestigationWomen across Latin America ‘under pressure’ to have C-sections during COVID-19Women are facing an ‘obstetric violence’ crisis made worse by the pandemic, despite laws against mistreatment and...
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Published in:50.50: Investigation'No woman should be treated how I was in childbirth'
How has COVID-19 affected women's rights during childbirth? Watch this 3-minute film.
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Published in:50.50UK government criticised for “inconsistent” restrictions on pregnant women’s check-upsMaternal health advocates demand answers after pubs and shops reopen but some women in England’s least-hit areas are...
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Published in: oDRMajority of Georgians may reject COVID-19 vaccine, new survey suggestsNew research finds troubling stances on vaccines in the country, with many linked to misinformation.
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Published in: 50.50: InvestigationVenezuelan women give birth in ‘hell’ amid COVID-19 and economic collapseGiving birth in Venezuela was already ‘Dantesque’, say experts. But with COVID-19 it’s even getting worse. This is...
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Published in: 50.50The sex work network we have been building is saving us during COVID-19I’m a sex worker in Argentina. I can’t work and I have no support from the government, but our grassroots network is...
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Published in: 50.50: InvestigationInfant formula companies are ‘exploiting’ COVID-19 pandemicCompanies are accused of using COVID-19 to push their products, including targeting parents’ ‘fears of infection’.
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Published in: 50.50All people without shelter in this pandemic should be considered refugeesIn an extract from the new book ‘Pandemic Solidarity: Mutual Aid During the Covid-19 Crisis’, Klee Benally reports...
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Published in: 50.50: OpinionItalia, è ora di affrontare il tuo razzismo dilaganteMentre gli italiani sostengono Black Lives Matter negli Stati Uniti, dobbiamo guardare più vicino a casa – alla...
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Published in: 50.50With little food or money, we tried to get home after India’s lockdownI knew I had to get my pregnant wife back to our village, but the journey was over 1,000 kilometres and we had to...
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Published in: 50.50: OpinionItaly, it’s time to confront your own rampant racism
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Published in: 50.50While the world is busy with the virus, Israel is annexing the West BankForeign volunteers are not allowed into Palestine and we have few donations, so it is very difficult to run my...
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Published in: 50.50: OpinionUruguay’s ‘shadow pandemic’ of violence against women is out of controlThe ‘Switzerland of Latin America’ is proud of its COVID-19 response. But almost 80% of women have experienced...
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Published in: 50.50US ends funding for Armenian website that spread COVID-19 misinformation
Following an openDemocracy investigation, the US ambassador to Armenia condemns disinformation and says the embassy...
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Published in: 50.50Sex workers abandoned as COVID crackdowns undo Africa’s HIV effortsControlling COVID-19 is worsening Africa’s HIV epidemic and destroying HIV services, with sex workers facing...
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Published in: 50.50Now, I have to take whatever clients offer for sexI’m a sex worker in South Africa. Sex usually costs 70 Rand (about $5), but now I have to accept almost half that,...
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Published in: 50.50: InvestigationRevealed: US-funded website spreading COVID misinformation in ArmeniaArticles on the website call COVID-19 a "fake pandemic" and oppose vaccines. Health experts say it’s “incredibly dangerous”.
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