{"id":943,"date":"2020-04-29T21:18:33","date_gmt":"2020-04-29T21:18:33","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/rightsnow.amnestyusa.org\/?page_id=943"},"modified":"2020-11-17T22:08:02","modified_gmt":"2020-11-17T22:08:02","slug":"end-disproportionate-impact-of-covid-19","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/rightsnow.amnestyusa.org\/end-disproportionate-impact-of-covid-19\/","title":{"rendered":"End disproportionate impact of COVID-19"},"content":{"rendered":"\t\t<div data-elementor-type=\"wp-page\" data-elementor-id=\"943\" class=\"elementor elementor-943\" data-elementor-settings=\"[]\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-inner\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-section-wrap\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-dabeae7 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"dabeae7\" data-element_type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-row\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-9375f8b\" data-id=\"9375f8b\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-b7c8fcf elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"b7c8fcf\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-text-editor elementor-clearfix\"><h4>WE MUST CREATE a new future where ALL OF US can live in dignity and thrive<\/h4><\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-41857ca elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"41857ca\" data-element_type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-row\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-50 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-b725967\" data-id=\"b725967\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-137a257 elementor-hidden-desktop elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"137a257\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-image\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img width=\"1024\" height=\"683\" src=\"https:\/\/rightsnow.amnestyusa.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/04\/GettyImages-1209782024-1024x683.jpg\" class=\"attachment-large size-large\" alt=\"\" loading=\"lazy\" srcset=\"https:\/\/rightsnow.amnestyusa.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/04\/GettyImages-1209782024-1024x683.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/rightsnow.amnestyusa.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/04\/GettyImages-1209782024-300x200.jpg 300w, https:\/\/rightsnow.amnestyusa.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/04\/GettyImages-1209782024-768x512.jpg 768w, https:\/\/rightsnow.amnestyusa.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/04\/GettyImages-1209782024-1536x1024.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/rightsnow.amnestyusa.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/04\/GettyImages-1209782024-2048x1365.jpg 2048w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-ff98ce6 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"ff98ce6\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-text-editor elementor-clearfix\"><p><span style=\"color: #212429;\">The outbreak of COVID-19 is impacting all of us, though some communities are\u00a0<\/span><span style=\"font-weight: bold; color: #212429;\">more likely to bear the brunt\u00a0<\/span><span style=\"color: #212429;\">of an inadequate public health response and face additional challenges in following public health guidance and accessing health care services.\u00a0<\/span><\/p><p style=\"color: #212429;\">This disparate impact is felt by, but not limited to, communities of color, Indigenous Peoples, people who are experiencing homelessness, housing insecurity, or poverty, people with disabilities, people who are undocumented, migrant workers, people in precarious\/insecure employment including in the \u201cgig\u201d economy, people who are incarcerated or held in immigration detention, and people who are working in the informal sector or with lower socio-economic status.<\/p><\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-50 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-4b687f7 elementor-hidden-tablet\" data-id=\"4b687f7\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-bb609d5 elementor-hidden-tablet elementor-hidden-phone elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"bb609d5\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-image\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img width=\"1024\" height=\"683\" src=\"https:\/\/rightsnow.amnestyusa.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/04\/GettyImages-1209782024-1024x683.jpg\" class=\"attachment-large size-large\" alt=\"\" loading=\"lazy\" srcset=\"https:\/\/rightsnow.amnestyusa.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/04\/GettyImages-1209782024-1024x683.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/rightsnow.amnestyusa.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/04\/GettyImages-1209782024-300x200.jpg 300w, https:\/\/rightsnow.amnestyusa.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/04\/GettyImages-1209782024-768x512.jpg 768w, https:\/\/rightsnow.amnestyusa.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/04\/GettyImages-1209782024-1536x1024.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/rightsnow.amnestyusa.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/04\/GettyImages-1209782024-2048x1365.jpg 2048w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-51f95b1 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"51f95b1\" data-element_type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-row\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-62856eb\" data-id=\"62856eb\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-7879f69 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"7879f69\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-text-editor elementor-clearfix\"><p>The limited data that is currently available indicates that COVID-19 is disproportionally impacting communities of color:<\/p><\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-4bec93e elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"4bec93e\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-settings=\"{&quot;background_background&quot;:&quot;classic&quot;}\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-row\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-017bac8\" data-id=\"017bac8\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-d59cd33 elementor-icon-list--layout-traditional elementor-list-item-link-full_width elementor-widget elementor-widget-icon-list\" data-id=\"d59cd33\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"icon-list.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<ul class=\"elementor-icon-list-items\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<li class=\"elementor-icon-list-item\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-icon-list-icon\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<i aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"fas fa-circle\"><\/i>\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-icon-list-text\">According to<b> Louisiana<\/b>\u2019s governor, as of April 24, black residents in Louisiana account for approximately 33 percent of the state\u2019s population yet represent nearly 60 percent of known COVID-related deaths.<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/li>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<li class=\"elementor-icon-list-item\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-icon-list-icon\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<i aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"fas fa-circle\"><\/i>\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-icon-list-text\">According to the <b>Chicago <\/b>Department of Public Health, as of April 29, while black residents represent 30 percent of the city\u2019s population, they account for 54 percent of the city\u2019s known COVID-related deaths and 40 percent of confirmed cases<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/li>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<li class=\"elementor-icon-list-item\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-icon-list-icon\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<i aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"fas fa-circle\"><\/i>\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-icon-list-text\">In <b>NYC, North Carolina, Michigan, Wisconsin,<\/b> and <b>Illinois<\/b>, COVID-19 cases have disproportionately affected communities of color, immigrant communities, and lower-income neighborhoods.<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/li>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<li class=\"elementor-icon-list-item\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-icon-list-icon\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<i aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"fas fa-circle\"><\/i>\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-icon-list-text\">The situation seems even more dire for some Indigenous communities: as of mid-April, the <b>Navajo Nation<\/b>\u2019s coronavirus infection and death rates are 10 times higher per capita than their neighboring Arizona.<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/li>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/ul>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-e941cad elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"e941cad\" data-element_type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-row\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-3deb442\" data-id=\"3deb442\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-9ece4c0 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"9ece4c0\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-text-editor elementor-clearfix\"><p>Socioeconomic factors further contribute to disparities in COVID-19 outcomes. People with lower incomes are more likely to have chronic health conditions that increase the risk for COVID-19 and more serious health outcomes; may be unable to adhere to physical distancing guidelines due to living circumstances or employment as essential and frontline workers or as the family\u2019s sole earner; and have higher rates of underlying medical conditions.&nbsp;In the United States, black and Latinx workers are less likely to be able to work from home or have employment that provide them paid leave, which would allow them to stay home and seek appropriate medical care if they or a family member become ill.<\/p>\n<p><\/p>\n<p>COVID-19 and the U.S.\u2019s public health response has brought these structural inequities into sharp focus. These inequities are compounded with inequality and discrimination to amplify the effects of the outbreak in certain communities. <a href=\"#_ftnref1\" name=\"_ftn1\"><\/a><\/p><\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-ca96fe3 elementor-widget elementor-widget-html\" data-id=\"ca96fe3\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"html.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t<h3 class=\"bg-black txt-white p-2\">HUMAN RIGHTS IN THE COVID-19 RESPONSE<\/h3>\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-76a8cf1 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"76a8cf1\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-text-editor elementor-clearfix\"><p>An effective and fair U.S. response to the COVID-19 pandemic will incorporate human rights in all aspects of prevention, treatment, and care. A human rights-centered response protects the well-being of all, while explicitly addressing the inequities and inequality, enlarged by a U.S. history of structural discrimination and deficient human rights framework.\u00a0<\/p><p>The U.S. has signed or ratified human rights treaties requiring it to guarantee the right to health.\u00a0The right to health includes the <b>prevention<\/b>, <b>treatment<\/b>, and <b>control<\/b> of epidemic diseases, such as COVID-19.\u00a0There is an obligation to ensure that preventive care, goods, services, and information are <b>available<\/b> and <b>accessible<\/b> to all persons.\u00a0<\/p><p>The U.S. government must fully account for the needs of adversely impacted and marginalized groups and people in its plans and strategies to respond to COVID-19. The government must also plan for groups that have been particularly and disproportionately impacted by the epidemic who may require targeted assistance.<\/p><p>Every person should have a standard of living that can ensure their health, dignity, and well-being as well as that of their family. This includes the human rights to housing, food, water, clothing, education, necessary social services, and the right to security in the event of unemployment, sickness, disability, old age or other lack of livelihood in circumstances beyond their control. The U.S. must also take specific action to end discrimination and stigma, and to protect all individuals from mistreatment.<\/p><\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-b28b27a elementor-widget elementor-widget-html\" data-id=\"b28b27a\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"html.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t<h3 class=\"bg-black txt-yellow p-2\">RECOMMENDATION<\/h3>\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-ab4f098 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"ab4f098\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-text-editor elementor-clearfix\"><p>As an initial step, Amnesty International calls for a targeted approach to address disparities and inequities through, in part, the creation of equity task forces at the state level in consultation and collaboration with impacted communities.\u00a0 These equity task forces should be adequately funded.<\/p><p>At a minimum these task forces should ensure the following:<\/p><\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-5908ab1 elementor-icon-list--layout-traditional elementor-list-item-link-full_width elementor-widget elementor-widget-icon-list\" data-id=\"5908ab1\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"icon-list.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<ul class=\"elementor-icon-list-items\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<li class=\"elementor-icon-list-item\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-icon-list-icon\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<i aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"fas fa-circle\"><\/i>\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-icon-list-text\">All state and local authorities collect properly anonymized data, to be made public on the impact of COVID-19, disaggregated based on race and ethnicity, religion, gender, gender identity, sexual orientation, Indigenous identity, disability, and socio-economic status.  All such data collection must be strictly limited and proportionate to the legitimate aim of addressing disparities in public health, and should not continue longer than necessary to address such aims.<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/li>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<li class=\"elementor-icon-list-item\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-icon-list-icon\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<i aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"fas fa-circle\"><\/i>\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-icon-list-text\">All state and local authorities collect this data for the number of people tested, number of positive cases, and number of people who have recovered or died as a result of COVID-19. In addition to the general public, this data should be collected and made public for people that are penalized or detained for violation of shelter in place orders, and people in jails and prisons including those that are released from detention. Similarly, this data should be disaggregated based on the aforementioned demographic information.<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/li>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<li class=\"elementor-icon-list-item\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-icon-list-icon\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<i aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"fas fa-circle\"><\/i>\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-icon-list-text\">All communities have access to public health information and have the ability to follow guidance, including the development of community-based responses, to ensure that communities can follow public guidance, including physical distancing.<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/li>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<li class=\"elementor-icon-list-item\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-icon-list-icon\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<i aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"fas fa-circle\"><\/i>\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-icon-list-text\">All communities have access to healthcare services that are available, accessible, affordable, and of good quality on the basis of non-discrimination.<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/li>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<li class=\"elementor-icon-list-item\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-icon-list-icon\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<i aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"fas fa-circle\"><\/i>\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-icon-list-text\">All communities have a safety net that respects, protects, and fulfills economic and social rights including the right to housing, healthcare, and livelihood.<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/li>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<li class=\"elementor-icon-list-item\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-icon-list-icon\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<i aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"fas fa-circle\"><\/i>\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-icon-list-text\">State and local authority shelter-in-place orders are not selectively or disproportionately enforced, and that alternatives to custodial detention and fines are considered where appropriate.<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/li>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<li class=\"elementor-icon-list-item\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<a href=\"http:\/\/rightsnow.amnestyusa.org\/congress-must-fund-community-based-gun-violence-prevention\/\">\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-icon-list-icon\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<i aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"fas fa-circle\"><\/i>\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-icon-list-text\">Gun violence prevention programs are adequately funded and prioritized given the number of guns that have been purchased in the wake of COVID-19.<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/li>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<li class=\"elementor-icon-list-item\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/www.amnestyusa.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/04\/Amnesty-International-USA-TG-Letter-to-Governors-COVID-19-Criminal-Justice-Recs.-FOR-WEB_incuding-contact.pdf\">\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-icon-list-icon\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<i aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"fas fa-circle\"><\/i>\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-icon-list-text\">Consider the release of as many people as possible from prisons and jails, and provide appropriate health care and tools of prevention to those who cannot be released.<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/li>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<li class=\"elementor-icon-list-item\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<a href=\"http:\/\/rightsnow.amnestyusa.org\/free-all-families-from-ice-detention\/\">\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-icon-list-icon\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<i aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"fas fa-circle\"><\/i>\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-icon-list-text\">All immigrants and asylum-seekers who are detained solely because of their immigration status be released; all families in immigration detention be released together; and full healthcare and protection against COVID-19 provided for those who remain in detention. <\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/li>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/ul>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-322d7fa elementor-widget elementor-widget-html\" data-id=\"322d7fa\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"html.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t<h3 class=\"bg-black txt-white p-2\">ADDITIONAL RESOURCES<\/h3>\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-8d1f926 elementor-icon-list--layout-traditional elementor-list-item-link-full_width elementor-widget elementor-widget-icon-list\" data-id=\"8d1f926\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"icon-list.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<ul class=\"elementor-icon-list-items\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<li class=\"elementor-icon-list-item\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<a href=\"http:\/\/rightsnow.amnestyusa.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/05\/COVID-19-Equity-Task-Forces-May-62020.JSidhu.pdf\">\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-icon-list-icon\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<i aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"fas fa-circle\"><\/i>\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-icon-list-text\">Letter to Governors re. COVID-19 Equity Task Force<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/li>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<li class=\"elementor-icon-list-item\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<a href=\"http:\/\/rightsnow.amnestyusa.org\/10-point-plan-to-center-human-rights-in-the-u-s-governments-covid-19-response-recovery\/\">\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-icon-list-icon\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<i aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"fas fa-circle\"><\/i>\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-icon-list-text\">Amnesty USA's 10 Point Plan to Center Human Rights in the COVID-19 Response<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/li>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/ul>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-fa03148 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"fa03148\" data-element_type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-row\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-4945b67\" data-id=\"4945b67\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column-wrap\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-0169084 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"0169084\" data-element_type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-row\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-8942e28\" data-id=\"8942e28\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column-wrap\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-792a218 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"792a218\" data-element_type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-row\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-3127c53\" data-id=\"3127c53\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-inner-section elementor-element elementor-element-f3a5474 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"f3a5474\" data-element_type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-row\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-inner-column elementor-element elementor-element-9751272\" data-id=\"9751272\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column-wrap\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"WE MUST CREATE a new future where ALL OF US can live in dignity and thrive The outbreak of COVID-19 is impacting all of us, though some communities are\u00a0more likely to bear the brunt\u00a0of an inadequate public health response and face additional challenges in following public health guidance and accessing health care services.\u00a0 This disparate &hellip; 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