Further evidence Beijing tried to cover up the coronavirus outbreak; Thailand’s government has been ordered to change abortion laws; Malaysian cabinet minister demands harsher penalties against LGBT people; Ugandan opposition politician Bobbi Wine released from house arrest; victims of former Chadian president Hissène Habré still waiting for compensation; Taliban targeting women leaders in Afghanistan; South Africa’s president slams rich nations for vaccine hoarding; high number of children still out of school due to Covid-19; and the Human Rights Watch Film Festival is about to start.