«Under the International Covenant on Civil and Political Rights (ICCPR), the International Covenant on Economic, Social and Cultural Rights (ICESCR) and other sources of international human rights law, during a public health emergency such as the COVID-19 pandemic States have obligations to protect the right to life and right to health of their populations. At the same time, as in any other emergency, the State’s other human rights and rule of law obligations remain applicable to all institutions and organs of the State. (...)»

Por Matt Pollard (matt.pollard@icj.org), Diretor do ICJ Centre for the Independence of Judges & Lawyers. 

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