Article by Ali Cain. IntLawGrrls.
May 10, 2020.
European states are utilising emergency powers to curtail people’s rights and stop migration flows during the COVID-19 pandemic. In March, Schengen Area (visa free zone) states closed their borders and agreed to a European Commission plan to close Europe’s external borders for thirty days. This closure was extended until May 15 and could be extended again, even as states lift their stay-at-home orders. Although travel restrictions and quarantines have slowed down COVID-19’s spread within the general population, refugees are increasingly at risk of catching the deadly virus and facing harms as a consequence of continued human rights violations.
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