Shabia Mantoo

Shabia Mantoo

@Shabia_M - 19/05/2020

“I have covered war. I have covered violence throughout my career But I have never heard of anything like that happening to human beings.” Incredible reporting by award-winning @MIJamjoom and the @AJEnglish team on the #Rohingya crisis. https://t.co/Hv2pV9gmDO

Shabia Mantoo

@Shabia_M - 19/05/2020

@MIJamjoom @TheWebbyAwards Congrats Mohammed and team! Hugely well deserved!!

Shabia Mantoo

@Shabia_M - 19/05/2020

Dire living conditions, poverty, malnutrition, documentation issues, threats from armed groups, lack of access to health care - as Coronavirus spreads through Latin America, many displaced indigenous communities are now dangerously exposed and at risk. https://t.co/EtmWM6D6UE https://t.co/yP8F8t1rXW

Shabia Mantoo

@Shabia_M - 15/05/2020

Extortion, drug trafficking, sexual violence, forced disappearances, murders. In the north of Central America criminal groups are using COVID-related lockdowns to strengthen control over communities, threatening them and those displaced. The latest: https://t.co/Bb5aKIwp47

Shabia Mantoo

@Shabia_M - 14/05/2020

“I wanted to look after my community. This is where my ill neighbors are. I don’t have a duty because seeking asylum and my refugee status is my right enshrined in international law... but I wanted to contribute by cleaning my hospital”. ? This interview with @hassan_akkad ? https://t.co/4RGbgVfUOM

Shabia Mantoo

@Shabia_M - 14/05/2020

For refugees who've overcome trauma and experienced violence or persecution first-hand, their capacities to cope are now being stretched to the limit. Support is vital to ensure the continuity of mental health services and these must form part of national responses to COVID-19.

Shabia Mantoo

@Shabia_M - 14/05/2020

#COVID is not just a physical health crisis, it's now triggering a mental health crisis among refugees grappling with confinement, isolation, discrimination + poverty. With 84% of refugees hosted in developing regions, access to quality care is limited. https://t.co/9lAuYZgjR7 https://t.co/cYnHTS9SiI

Shabia Mantoo

@Shabia_M - 12/05/2020

UNHCR+ agencies call for urgent support for Venezuelan refugees and migrants as COVID-19 inflicts hardship. Lost livelihoods, hunger, poverty, evictions, stigmatization and xenophobia - many struggling to survive. Humanitarian response plan only 4% funded https://t.co/pLl00dYJLq

Shabia Mantoo

@Shabia_M - 11/05/2020

Health services, including coronavirus testing and treatment must be accessible to all, regardless of citizenship or legal resident status. UNHCR guidance on policy and good practice available here: https://t.co/o7r0MAcVl3

Shabia Mantoo

@Shabia_M - 11/05/2020

What's it like to be stateless in the middle of a global pandemic? For those without a nationality and who don't exist on paper, it means a lack of legal rights and access to basic services incl. health care. It's the difference between life and death https://t.co/eWDlcbfeuJ https://t.co/JZRs60rZDl