UN concerned about police arbitrariness during quarantine
The UN Human Rights Agency said at least 15 countries around the world that have imposed emergency measures due to the COVID-19 epidemic are in gross violation of human rights during the quarantine, the UN press centre reported on April 27. Emergency powers should not be the weapons governments use to suppress dissent, control populations and extend their power, said Michelle Bachet, the U.N. High Commissioner for Human Rights. According to a UN report, serious violations of citizens 'rights were committed by Nigeria, Kenya, South Africa, the Philippines, Sri Lanka, El Salvador, the Dominican Republic, Peru, Honduras, Jordan, Morocco, Cambodia, Uzbekistan, Iran and Hungary. Read also:
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