Inquiry into Government’s response to COVID-19: human rights implications

Date: 1st May 2020
Category: Disability, Basic Health and Welfare, Civil Rights and Freedoms, Education, Leisure and Cultural Activities, Family Environment and Alternative Care, General principles

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Closing date: 22nd July 2020

UK Parliament’s Human Rights Committee is examining the Government’s actions in response to COVID-19 to ensure that the measures taken do not interfere with human rights

The Committee is seeking views on:

  • What steps need to be taken to ensure that measures taken by the Government to address the COVID-19 pandemic are human rights compliant?
  • What will the impact of specific measures taken by Government to address the COVID-19 pandemic be on human rights in the UK?
  • Which groups will be disproportionately affected by measures taken by the Government to address the COVID-19 pandemic?

Submissions should be no more than 1,500 words and sent through the written submission form.

Discover more about this inquiry here