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Responses to COVID-19 and State’s Human Rights Obligations
Amnesty International Preliminary Observations
PUBLISHED: MARCH 16, 2020
Amnesty International’s preliminary observation report examines the human rights concerns and challenges that often emerge in epidemic responses, with specific reference to COVID-19. It summarizes states’ human rights obligations and the key human rights laws, standards, and principles that must be reflected in the responses.
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