This New York Times article looks at leaders around the world who have passed emergency decrees and legislation expanding their reach during the pandemic. Will they ever relinquish them? This article looks at the history of emergency responses and what is happening now.

Access Now’s recommendations focus on three categories of measures seen around the world: collection and use of health data, tracking and geolocation, and public-private partnerships. The report aims to ensure that the rule of law, and the rights to privacy and data protection, are protected throughout this crisis and in the future.

This post from Peace Research Institute Frankfurt discusses why it is crucial to monitor how restrictions are implemented to prevent governments from using the current crisis to justify new constraints on civic spaces.

The Institute for Democracy and Electoral Assistance (IDEA) is maintaining a list of the current elections schedule and plans during the COVID-19 pandemic response, as reported by electoral management bodies and news media across the world. Their list is not comprehensive but represents a snapshot of decisions and events across the globe.

This page provides information on African government responses to the coronavirus, using information from the COVID-19 Civic Freedom Tracker.

This database tracks case law, constitutions, and international instruments from around the world that deal with the Right to Health. It is maintained by the Lawyers Collective, an India-based NGO, and the O’Neil Institute at Georgetown Law.

UNSR Clément Voule issued ten key principles to guide states' response to a public health crisis. A checklist and survey accompany these principles to assess the implementation by government authorities and other key actors.

Driven by a desire to protect the health and wellbeing of their citizens and residents, many governments have taken extraordinary steps to respond to the coronavirus pandemic. Some governments have incorporated surveillance technology into their efforts to halt the spread of COVID-19. While the use of all the tools at hand is understandable, emergencies – even COVID-19 – do not obviate states’ obligations to consider the broader societal and human rights effects of these emergency measures.

On April 1, 2020, ICNL hosted Regional Virtual Round Tables for civil society partners in Latin America and the Caribbean to address constraints on key civic freedoms in the rapidly evolving context of the coronavirus pandemic. The meetings resulted in a write-up outlining the discussions and examining various issues. The write-up is available in both English and Spanish.