Human Rights Dimensions of COVID-19 Response
2020
This report published by the Human Rights Watch addresses human rights concerns related to the Coronavirus Disease 2019 (COVID-19) outbreak, framing the pandemic in the context of international human rights law. The authors draw on the International Covenant on Economic, Social, and Cultural Rights by the United Nations and the Siracusa Principles adopted in 1984 as international standards for defining and addressing human rights concerns. The report is divided into specific sections addressing issues such as protecting people in custody and in institutions, fulfilling the right to education despite school closures, addressing stigma and discrimination, ensuring humanitarian aid, and more. For each human rights concern, the report provides an overview of government responses thus far and suggests recommendations for governing bodies to ensure the respect of human rights for people through the outbreak.
Human Rights Dimensions of COVID-19 Response
Source:
Human Rights Dimensions of COVID-19 Response. Human Rights Watch 2020; Mar 19. https://www.hrw.org/news/2020/03/19/human-rights-dimensions-covid-19-response.