COVID-19 Civic Freedom Tracker
Keep Civic Space Healthy
This tracker monitors government responses to the pandemic that affect civic freedoms and human rights, focusing on emergency laws. For information about our methodology, click here.
For more information and analysis by region, click here.
The COVID-19 Civic Freedom Tracker is a collaborative effort by the ICNL, ECNL, and our global network of partners, with generous research support from the UN Special Rapporteur on the promotion and protection of human rights and fundamental freedoms while countering terrorism, Fionnuala D. Ní Aoláin. This is an ongoing effort, and we welcome you to email us at adeblock@icnl.org and simona@ecnl.org to share additional resources.
Legislative Decree on Information Confidentiality
The Decree establishes a ten year period of confidentiality for information related to the government's agreements and contracts for COVID-19 vaccines.
(See primary source or citation here)Introduced 8 Sep 2021
Issue(s): Access to Information
Type: order
Legislative Decree on Information Confidentiality
The Decree establishes a ten year period of confidentiality for information related to the government's agreements and contracts for COVID-19 vaccines.
(See primary source or citation here)Introduced 8 Sep 2021
Issue(s): Access to Information
Type: order
Absolute Curfew for the Entire National Territory
On March 20, 2020, an absolute curfew was imposed throughout the country. Information about the extension of the curfew and nationwide COVID-19 data is avialable here.
(See primary source or citation here)Introduced 20 Mar 2020
Issue(s): Assembly, Movement
Type: order
PCM 021-2020 on Emergency Measures
The emergency decree suspends numerous constitutional guarantees, including freedom of expression, association, assembly, and movement, and provides for emergency measures to address the spread of the coronavirus. These include a prohibition on public or private gatherings of any size, and limitations on individuals' movement. The decree provides that any individual who violates the restrictions on movement shall be arrested. (See primary source or citation here)
Introduced 15 Mar 2020
Issue(s): Association, Assembly, Emergency, Movement
Type: order
PCM 005-2020 Declaring a State of Health Emergency
The decree declares a "state of health emergency," due to the coronavirus. (See primary source or citation here)
Introduced 10 Mar 2020
Issue(s): Emergency
Type: order