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Challenges to Human rights and Fundamental Freedoms in times of pandemic

Daniela Nascimento

 

Overview

In the context of a globally declared pandemic and the need for exceptional measures to contain COVID-19, there has been much discussion about the impact of measures taken by many governments in the framework of states of emergency and/or calamity in terms of protection of human rights and fundamental freedoms and the potential for weakening them.


Keywords: human rights | fundamental freedoms | state of emergency