COVID-19 pandemic has showed the world more than ever the relevance of green and public spaces for the fulfilment of human rights in urban settings. The role they will play in post-pandemic socio-environmental recovery will be central, … Continue reading » “COVID-19 and unequal geographies of human rights: why are green public spaces in cities more important than ever?”
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Covid-19 has affected many fundamental human rights. Read more about how.
The concept of freedom in times of the Covid-19 pandemic in Denmark – for whom and from what?
This blog-post is part of the project; Legislating Corona: Proportionality, Non-Discrimination and Transparency (PRONTO) funded by the Independent Research Fund Denmark (Grant number: 0213-00025B).
The division between freedom rights and socio-economic rights has long been debated and criticised. This division … Continue reading » “The concept of freedom in times of the Covid-19 pandemic in Denmark – for whom and from what?”
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Bibliography of Covid-19 and Human Rights
In the face of a global crisis, research regarding Covid-19 and its effects on humans is being carried out all over the world at a rapid pace. The virus does not just affect the human body, but also our way … Continue reading » “Bibliography of Covid-19 and Human Rights”
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Indigenous Peoples in the Amazon and COVID-19
Indigenous peoples in the Amazon and COVID-19: the long-term importance of realizing indigenous rights in achieving the human right to health
Blogpost by Alice Kasznar, Brazilian lawyer and Research Assistant at the Nature of Peace project at RWI.
Exposing … Continue reading » “Indigenous Peoples in the Amazon and COVID-19”
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Magnifying Inequalities for the Roma During the COVID-19 Pandemic
Blogpost on inequalities for the Roma during the Covid-19 pandemic by Camilla Ida Ravnbøl, University of Copenhagen, Denmark
… Continue reading » “Magnifying Inequalities for the Roma During the COVID-19 Pandemic” Continue readingMore TagI did not go to the shelter to sleep; I only slept in our car, because I am afraid of
Covid-19: The City of Lund – Two Years as a Human Rights City
In August 2018, Lund’s city council appointed Lund as a Human Rights City. This made Lund the first Human Rights City in both Sweden and in Scandinavia. The decision was preceded by work in cooperation with the Raoul Wallenberg … Continue reading » “Covid-19: The City of Lund – Two Years as a Human Rights City”
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Now is When We Negotiate Our Common Future
Maria Green, Visting Professor, Human Rights and Development, on Covid-19 and our future.
Last week I wrote a post about human rights and the Covid-19 response. It was geared towards public decision-makers of good will who are grappling … Continue reading » “Now is When We Negotiate Our Common Future”
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COVID-19 and Human Rights
Matthew Scott, Head of People on the move Thematic Area and Senior Researcher, on Covid-19 and Human Rights in general.
… Continue reading » “COVID-19 and Human Rights” Continue readingMore Tag‘The pandemic has revealed strengths and weaknesses in our societies, and highlighted the importance of protecting human rights before,
Covid-19: Correcting Corona
Much has been written in recent months about the threats posed by the Covid-19 crisis to the human rights of people in contact with the law, and in particular those who are incarcerated. Less, perhaps, is known about how an … Continue reading » “Covid-19: Correcting Corona”
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