Investigating the COVID19 impact on rights
Date of article: 18/03/2020
Daily News of: 18/03/2020
Country: 
EUROPE
Author: European Union Agency for Fundamental Rights
Article language: en
While recognising the very real threat to health and life that the COVID19 virus poses, and the duty of the State to ensure the public’s health, FRA is undertaking a rapid research exercise on the impact of responses to the virus with respect to people’s fundamental rights - such as freedom of movement and assembly.
The report looks at the actions of governments and administrations, and also at the impact that the outbreak has had – particularly in its early phase – on instances of discrimination and hate speech. The research covers all EU Member States, and the results will be issued as a short FRA focus report around the Easter period.