Pandemic Cannot Be A Justification For Violations Of Rights

We talked with Tarık Beyhan from Amnesty Turkey about the violated human rights with the COVID-19 pandemic, ignored vulnerable groups, obligations of states in combating with epidemic and what should be done without leading violation of rights.

Tarık Beyhan, by listing the examples in the world, shared that some measures taken in the fight against the COVID-19 pandemic violated human rights, while others abused the process. 

* The language of the video is Turkish.

“In the epidemic of coronavirus, there are countries that are thinking that human rights can be violated more easily while everyone is preoccupied with their troubles. ” Beyhan said, countries are trying to restrict fundamental rights under the cover of coronavirus epidemic.