<div dir="auto">africans have always been required to travel with proof of immunization.  i am not sure why it is now a big issue since its now affecting the west<br><br><div data-smartmail="gmail_signature">_________________<br>sent from android phone</div></div><br><div class="gmail_quote"><div dir="ltr" class="gmail_attr">On Fri, 23 Apr 2021, 19:44 Bridget Andere via kictanet, <<a href="mailto:kictanet@lists.kictanet.or.ke">kictanet@lists.kictanet.or.ke</a>> wrote:<br></div><blockquote class="gmail_quote" style="margin:0 0 0 .8ex;border-left:1px #ccc solid;padding-left:1ex"><div dir="ltr"><div>Dear Colleagues,</div><div><br></div><div><span style="background-color:transparent;font-variant-numeric:normal;font-variant-east-asian:normal;font-family:Arial;color:rgb(0,0,0);vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre-wrap">Access Now has published a new report,</span><span style="background-color:transparent;font-variant-numeric:normal;font-variant-east-asian:normal;font-family:Arial;color:rgb(0,0,0);font-weight:700;vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre-wrap"> </span><a href="https://www.accessnow.org/COVID-19-vaccine-passports-threaten-human-rights-report" style="text-decoration-line:none" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer"><span style="font-family:Arial;background-color:transparent;font-weight:700;font-style:italic;font-variant-numeric:normal;font-variant-east-asian:normal;text-decoration-line:underline;vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre-wrap">Protocol for exclusion: why COVID-19 vaccine "passports" threaten human rights</span></a><span style="background-color:transparent;font-variant-numeric:normal;font-variant-east-asian:normal;font-family:Arial;color:rgb(0,0,0);font-style:italic;vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre-wrap">,</span><span style="background-color:transparent;font-variant-numeric:normal;font-variant-east-asian:normal;font-family:Arial;color:rgb(0,0,0);vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre-wrap"> to help decision-makers ensure human rights are at the core of any new COVID-19 digital vaccine system, should be of interest. See the </span><a href="https://www.accessnow.org/COVID-19-vaccine-passports-threaten-human-rights-report" style="text-decoration-line:none" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer"><span style="font-family:Arial;background-color:transparent;font-weight:700;font-variant-numeric:normal;font-variant-east-asian:normal;text-decoration-line:underline;vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre-wrap">full report</span></a><span style="background-color:transparent;font-variant-numeric:normal;font-variant-east-asian:normal;font-family:Arial;color:rgb(0,0,0);vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre-wrap">, and </span><a href="https://www.accessnow.org/covid-19-vaccine-passports-threaten-human-rights/" style="text-decoration-line:none" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer"><span style="font-family:Arial;background-color:transparent;font-weight:700;font-variant-numeric:normal;font-variant-east-asian:normal;text-decoration-line:underline;vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre-wrap">press release</span></a><span style="background-color:transparent;font-variant-numeric:normal;font-variant-east-asian:normal;font-family:Arial;color:rgb(0,0,0);vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre-wrap">. </span></div><div><br><p dir="ltr" style="line-height:1.2;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt"><span style="font-family:Arial;color:rgb(0,0,0);font-variant-numeric:normal;font-variant-east-asian:normal;vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre-wrap">Feel free to get in touch with any questions, for further background information, or to arrange an interview with one of our Access Now experts. </span></p><p dir="ltr" style="line-height:1.2;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt"><span style="font-family:Arial;color:rgb(0,0,0);font-variant-numeric:normal;font-variant-east-asian:normal;vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre-wrap"><br></span></p><p style="line-height:1.2;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt"><span style="font-family:Arial;color:rgb(0,0,0);font-variant-numeric:normal;font-variant-east-asian:normal;vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre-wrap">Best,</span></p><p style="line-height:1.2;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt"><span style="font-family:Arial;color:rgb(0,0,0);font-variant-numeric:normal;font-variant-east-asian:normal;vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre-wrap">Bridget.</span></p></div>-- <br><div dir="ltr" data-smartmail="gmail_signature"><div dir="ltr"><span style="color:rgb(34,34,34)">Bridget Andere, MCIArb</span><div style="color:rgb(34,34,34)">Africa Policy Fellow</div><div style="color:rgb(34,34,34)">Access Now | <a href="http://accessnow.org" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer">accessnow.org</a></div><div><font color="#263238" face="Roboto, sans-serif">Fingerprint: </font><span style="color:rgb(64,64,64);font-family:CeraPro,-apple-system,BlinkMacSystemFont,"Segoe UI",Roboto,"Helvetica Neue",Arial,"Noto Sans",sans-serif,"Apple Color Emoji","Segoe UI Emoji","Segoe UI Symbol","Noto Color Emoji";font-size:14px">BAF2 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