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COVID-19, risk and rights: the ‘wicked’ balancing act for governments – The Conversation AU

Governments face a wicked “balancing” exercise involving a novel deadly pathogen. But it is very likely some laws and decisions have overreached, and important human rights have been displaced.

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COVID-19 has caused a global public health emergency, a global economic emergency, and a global human rights emergency. The crisis is detrimentally affecting all recognised human rights in every country.
Unrestrained spread of COVID-19 is prejudicial to the human rights to life and health. All governments have human rights obligations to take appropriate measures to combat the spread of the virus.
Human rights v COVID-19
COVID-19 restrictions have imposed extraordinary restrictions on count…

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