Coronavirus Archives - The Raoul Wallenberg Institute of Human Rights and Humanitarian Law

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

I did not go to the shelter to sleep; I only slept in our car, because I am afraid of

COVID-19: The Right to Public Information

COVID-19: The Right to Public Information is Also a Language Issue

Blogpost written by Adjunct Prof. Tove H. Malloy, PhD, Department of European and International Law at Europa-Universität Flensburg

Governments across the globe are issuing public statements on a … Continue reading » “COVID-19: The Right to Public Information”

COVID-19: Is It Gender-Blind? Shall The Response Be Gender-Blind Too?

Blogpost on COVID-19 and gender equality by Olga Bezbozhha, Programme Officer at the Raoul Wallenberg Institute

The provisional analysis of a sex-disaggregated COVID-19 cases indicates that the virus is as widespread amongst women (47%), as amongst men (52%) [Women … Continue reading » “COVID-19: Is It Gender-Blind? Shall The Response Be Gender-Blind Too?”

COVID-19: Biodiversity and Climate Crises Need Human Rights Solutions

Biodiversity, climate and COVID-19 crises need coupled human rights solutions, by Claudia Ituarte-Lima , Affiliated Senior Researcher at RWI.

The impacts of COVID-19 and nature crises are interconnected. Only concerted multilateral action and solidarity in line with human rights, … Continue reading » “COVID-19: Biodiversity and Climate Crises Need Human Rights Solutions”

COVID-19: Challenges Us to Address Societal Inequalities

Beyond Medicine: COVID-19 Challenges Us to Address Societal Inequalities by Martha F. Davis, Affiliated Professor

Crises have a way of laying bare our society’s deep economic inequalities, as well as the underlying human rights violations that we regularly … Continue reading » “COVID-19: Challenges Us to Address Societal Inequalities”

COVID-19: Core Human Rights Obligations Cannot Be Disregarded

Human Rights Limitations and Emergency Laws at the Time of the COVID-19 Pandemic by Dr Alejandro Fuentes, Senior Researcher

The eruption of the COVID-19 pandemic has changed the life and habits of millions of people across … Continue reading » “COVID-19: Core Human Rights Obligations Cannot Be Disregarded”

The Coronavirus & Human Rights

Blogpost about the Coronavirus and human rights by Morten Kjaerum, Director of Raoul Wallenberg Institute

The current Covid-19 crisis is first and foremost a health issue and increasingly it is also becoming an economic challenge. Nonetheless, it is also … Continue reading » “The Coronavirus & Human Rights”

COVID-19: Advice From Our Colleague in China

Our Senior Programme Officer in China, Chen Ting Ting, gave her colleagues at the institute some advice from her experience in Beijing in these difficult times with the Coronavirus (COVID-19).

Please see her best advice below:

Limit time on … Continue reading » Continue reading