Human Rights at Risk During the Response to the COVID-19 Pandemic in Mexico
The Mexican Health System is too fragile to face COVID-19 due to the corruption and lack of investment of former administrations.
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Read more: Norway and the COVID-19 Lockdown Norway and the COVID-19 Lockdown
The government’s interventionist response raises many questions with respect to the rule of law and human rights, which we explore in this blog.
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Read more: How COVID-19 Could Drive Improvements in Care Facilities (Part I) How COVID-19 Could Drive Improvements in Care Facilities (Part I)
In this first installment we assess the centrality of care facilities to the COVID-19 pandemic and outline the infection risks for residents and workers.
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Read more: COVID-19 and Organ Transplantation COVID-19 and Organ Transplantation
A banner year for organ transplantation in the United States became a tattered memory by April 2020, when the COVID-19 pandemic hit.
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Read more: Rights Restrictions and Securitization of Health in Israel During COVID-19 Rights Restrictions and Securitization of Health in Israel During COVID-19
Beyond specific violations of rights, it is important to note that the executive used the COVID-19 crisis to limit the work of other branches of government.
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Read more: The Canadian Response to COVID-19 The Canadian Response to COVID-19
Like many other countries, different levels of government in Canada have adopted a wide range of measures in response to COVID-19.
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Read more: COVID-19 in France: Health as a Constitutional Value and Limitations on Civil Liberties COVID-19 in France: Health as a Constitutional Value and Limitations on Civil Liberties
A state of sanitary emergency was declared for two months in order to allow the authorities “to deal with the major health threat” posed by COVID-19.
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Read more: Why Government Information Isn’t Curing the ‘Infodemic’ Why Government Information Isn’t Curing the ‘Infodemic’
Coronavirus misinformation is beating truth to the punch. This “infodemic” anchors readers to its core messages and makes dislodging falsehoods difficult.
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Read more: How Denmark’s Epidemic Act Was Amended to Respond to COVID-19 How Denmark’s Epidemic Act Was Amended to Respond to COVID-19
With the amendment, power that had previously belonged to regional commissions was transferred and centralized to the Health Minister.
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Read more: COVID-19, the Netherlands, and Human Rights: A Balancing Act COVID-19, the Netherlands, and Human Rights: A Balancing Act
On March 16th, Prime Minister Mark Rutte announced a range of measures aimed at “maximum control,” but not “maximum containment” of the virus.
