Question

Evaluate the extent to which the following basic human rights of individuals were infringed upon during the covid 19 lockdown.
.right to human dignity .right to equality from discrimination

Answer 1

The right to health

Since this is a public health emergency, the first on the list of human rights being compromised is the right to health and access to healthcare. In line with Article 35 of the Charter of Fundamental Rights of the European Union, everyone has the right to access preventive health care and the right to benefit from medical treatment. During the COVID-19 crisis, however, the number of people affected by coronavirus has broken all records, and as a result, healthcare systems are overwhelmed. With no adequate capacity in the system to meet their needs, healthcare professionals are turning patients away, costing a number of people their chance to exercise their right to healthcare.

Ban on discrimination

This public health crisis has brought to light a crisis of human values, as Chinese and East Asian people have been denied entry to bars, museums, even whole countries, and have been discriminated against solely on the grounds that the outbreak of the virus began in China. These actions, of course, constitute discrimination on the basis of nationality and are prohibited (even in times of war) by both European and international law.