Evaluate the extent to which the following basic Human Rights of individuals were infringed upon during the covid-19 lock down. •Right of human dignity(8marks) •Right to equality free from discrimination(8marks) 1
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Human Rights Abuses in the Enforcement of Coronavirus Security Measures
Monday, May 25, 2020
“This virus is no respecter of persons. Coronavirus is a pandemic of global proportions which some have termed the third world war.[ii] Due to the pandemic, quarantine measures have been put in place across the globe. While typically restriction of movement of free people would fall under a human rights violation, there is an exception for threats to a nation that pandemics fall under. Nonetheless this exception does not cover the human rights violations in the enforcement of quarantine measures which have been brought to light around the globe. This abusive policing is not new, but the media coverage in most cases is. In response, the U.N. in a resolution about the Coronavirus pandemic should include recommendations that address these abuses.
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