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Amnesty says governments overstep in enforcing Covid-19 regulations Search Polity Note: Search is limited to the most recent 250 articles. To access earlier articles, click Advanced Search and set an earlier date range. To search for a term containing the '&' symbol, click Advanced Search and use the 'search headings' and/or 'in first paragraph' options. With... Clear Search Sponsored by Health|SECURITY|Operations Sponsored by 18th December 2020 Human rights organisation Amnesty International says that governments’ abusive policing and excessive reliance on law enforceme...

Police arresting a protester in Madrid, Spain, after violent clashes during a protest against the new measures to stop the spread of coronavirus © Marcos del Mazo/LightRocket/Getty In Dominican Republic - 85,000 people detained in three-month period Rubber bullets fired at people ‘loitering’ on streets during lockdown in South Africa ‘Security forces all over the world are widely violating international law during the pandemic’ - Patrick Wilcken Abusive policing to combat COVID-19 have violated human rights, and in some instances made the health crisis worse, in numerous countries ...

17 December 2020, 00:01 UTC Abusive policing and excessive reliance on law enforcement to implement COVID-19 response measures have violated human rights and in some instances made the health crisis worse, Amnesty International said today.  In a new briefing,  COVID-19 Crackdowns: Police Abuse and the Global Pandemic, the organization documented cases in 60 countries where law enforcement agencies committed human rights abuses in the name of tackling the virus. This includes cases where people were killed or severely injured for allegedly breaching restrictions, or for protest...

Coronavirus pandemic being used as pretext for rights abuses: Amnesty International By Chad Williams Share Cape Town – Human rights organisation Amnesty International says that governments' abusive policing and excessive reliance on law enforcement to implement Covid-19 response measures have violated human rights and in some instances made the health crisis worse. In a report released on Thursday, the organisation documented cases in 60 countries where law enforcement agencies committed human rights abuses in the name of tackling the virus. Overall there has been a sharp increase in police...