Booming market for fake COVID-19 vaccine passports sparks alarm

Fraudsters sell forged COVID-19 vaccination certificates on the dark web in a fast-growing pandemic scam, cyber security analysts say

Traffickers seen thriving in Europe as COVID-19 hits victim support

Human trafficking victims more vulnerable than ever due to coronavirus pandemic, Council of Europe (CoE) warns

WHO chief laments 'shocking imbalance' in COVID-19 shot distribution

Low-income countries have only received 0.2% of the over 700 million vaccines delivered worldwide

African leaders warn COVID-19 crisis harming climate adaptation push

The coronavirus-linked economic slowdown is limiting cash to help Africans pay to adapt to climate extremes, from drought to floods

Garment workers owed millions in pandemic severance pay, study finds

COVID-19 exacerbates ‘long-term problem’ of unpaid severance benefits to sacked clothing factory employees, says study by U.S.-based Workers Rights Consortium

COVID-19: Are digital health passports a good idea?

Digital tools to certify immunity from COVID-19 could help ease lockdowns, but raise equality and privacy concerns

Sputnik V Twitter feed raises prospect of vaccine tourism to Russia

Russia is working on a programme to offer foreign tourists the chance to get the Sputnik V shot this summer

Five human rights wins in a year marked by COVID-19 backsliding

From Black Lives Matter protests to climate lawsuits, Amnesty highlighted bright spots in its annual human rights report

UK anti-slavery helpline records fewer cases due to coronavirus

Britain’s modern slavery hotline saw sharp drop in number of possible victims amid COVID-19 restrictions

COVID-19 vaccines: Who's jumping the line - and how to stop it

From Spain to Florida, the healthy and wealthy are jumping the queue to get a COVID-19 vaccine amid chaotic rollouts and supply shortages

Vaccine reaches descendants of runaway slaves as COVID-19 ravages Brazil

The community known as a "quilombo," a settlement founded by people who escaped from slavery, has now received the first doses of COVID-19 vaccine

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