International Legal Instruments


Convention on the Elimination of All Forms of Discrimination against Women (CEDAW)

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Movement & Distancing Restrictions, Isolation, Quarantine Measures

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Human Rights Non-Discrimination, Access to Healthcare, Gender, Lockdown/Stay-home


International Covenant on Economic, Social and Cultural Rights 1966

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Access to health services, Non-discrimination, Human Rights, Essential Services, Gender


International Covenant on Civil and Political Rights 1966

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Movement & Distancing Restrictions, State of Emergencies/public health emergency, Disease Surveillance and Technology

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Non-discrimination, Human Rights, Judicial oversight, Criminal penalties, Administrative penalties, Internal Borders, International Travel/Borders, Restrictions on police powers, Surveillance app/software (privacy), Lockdown/Stay-home


International Convention on the Elimination of all Forms of Racial Discrimination (ICERD)

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Movement & Distancing Restrictions

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Internal Borders, International Travel/Borders, Access to health services, Non-discrimination, Human Rights


Convention on the Rights of Persons with Disabilities

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Movement & Distancing Restrictions

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Non-discrimination, Human Rights, Access to Health Services, Lockdown/Stay-home, Surveillance/App software, International Borders, Gender,


International Convention on the Protection of the Rights of All Migrant Workers and Members of Their Families (ICPMW)

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State of Emergencies/public health emergency, Movement & Distancing Restrictions, Isolation, Quarantine Measures

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International Borders, Internal borders, Access to health services, Migrants/Asylum Seekers/Refugees, Contact tracing, Human rights, Non-discrimination


International Health Regulations

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Vaccine, Access to medicines and intellectual property, Disease Surveillance and Technology, Isolation, Quarantine Measures, State of Emergencies/public health emergency

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Contact tracing, Internal Borders, International Travel/Borders, Prophylaxis, Vaccination, PPE/Personal Protective Equipment, Non-discrimination