Exposed, Silenced, Attacked
Governments must be held accountable for the deaths of health and essential workers who they have failed to protect from COVID-19. More than 3000 health workers are known to have died from COVID-19 worldwide—a figure which is likely to be a significant underestimate. Alarmingly, Amnesty International documented cases where health workers who raise safety concerns in the context of the COVID-19 response have faced retaliation, ranging from arrest and detention to threats and dismissal.
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