The coronavirus pandemic began as a global health crisis. It spawned an economic crisis. Now COVID-19 is also fueling a crisis for democracy and human rights.

Des Forges symposium to examine human rights and COVID-19 The April 30 symposium honors the memory of Alison L. Des Forges, a member of the UB community who fought to call the world’s attention to ...

Governments across the world have taken exceptional measures in response to the covid-19 pandemic. Human rights organisations have expressed concerns over the nature, scope and duration of the adopted ...

COVID-19 has also exacerbated human rights violations related to health, including stigma, discrimination, gender-based violence, and police brutality. In some countries, vulnerable groups have been ...

The COVID-19 pandemic has been devastating to billions around the world who have lost opportunities, loved ones, and even their lives to the disease. COVID has also created a new phenomenon that ...

As the COVID-19 pandemic spreads, people across the world face the devastating impact it is having now on families, friends and communities, and will continue to have long into the future. This is a ...

The new policy withdraws the COVID-19 vaccine recommendation for most children and pregnant women made by earlier vaccination policy. Groups suing include the American Academy of Pediatrics, the ...

A top official at the Food and Drug Administration recently overruled government scientists on the availability of two ...

Rep. Marjorie Taylor Greene (R-GA) said she was pushing the Department of Justice to drop charges against a doctor who ...

Doctors groups and public health organizations are suing the U.S. government over the decision to stop recommending COVID-19 ...

SIR: When the history of the COVID-19 pandemic is written, the failure of many states to live up to their human rights obligations would be a central narrative. This is largely because years of ...