Human Rights and the COVID-19 pandemic
Speech given by Senator Larissa Waters on 3/9/2020
Over the last six months, the world’s attention has understandably been diverted to the response to the COVID-19 crisis. This afternoon I want to draw this chamber’s attention to the human rights abuses that continue to occur unabated around the world in spite of the pandemic. In some cases, the abuses have been exacerbated by the pandemic. The Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade said this week that COVID-19 has fuelled authoritarian trends. As the UN Special Rapporteur, on the situation of human rights defenders, recently said, the pandemic means that we need to do more to protect human rights activists.
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