Answer:
The corona virus pandemic is intensifying pressure
across a wide range of fundamental rights, a key
pillar of the rule of law. This comes at a time when,
according to the World Justice Project Rule of Law Index,
more countries have declined in their fundamental
rights score than any other rule of law factor both over
the last year and the last five years.
Explanation:
In addition to the dramatic effects of quarantines and lockdowns on freedom of movement
and travel, the pandemic is affecting human rights in four areas of particular concern. First, the
crisis is triggering some state responses that are discriminatory and unequal in their effects
on certain minority or vulnerable groups. Second, excessive infringements on core political
and civil rights of freedom of expression and peaceful assembly are evident. Third, the public health requirements surrounding contact tracing in the digital age raise special concerns
regarding the right to privacy. And fourth, the unique impact of the pandemic and related
controls on prisoners and others involved in the criminal justice system demand special handling from a rights-based perspective. In all four of these areas, protecting fundamental rights
in accordance with international rule of law standards not only serves justice but also helps
contain the spread of the pandemic itself.
<h2>human Rights Abuses in the Enforcement of Coronavirus Security Measures
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“This virus is no respecter of persons.” Corona virus 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 Corona virus pandemic should include recommendations that address these abuses.
