Person of the Week: Tatyana Revva

Week-ending 15 May 2020

RUSSIAN FEDERATION: WHISTLEBLOWER DOCTOR FACING REPRISALS: TATYANA REVVA

Tatyana Revva, doctor from Volgograd region, in southern Russia, is facing disciplinary proceedings that may result in dismissal, following her complaints of the shortage of personal protective equipment and other problems in her hospital in the context of the COVID-19 pandemic. She should be able to perform her professional duties, and exercise her right to freedom of expression, without fear of reprisals by the administration. Amnesty International, 11 May 2020

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