When a virus (Covid-19) attacks human rights: The situation of asylum seekers in the medico-legal setting

Article by Antonietta Lanzarone et al. Medico-Legal Journal. July 23, 2020.

Article by Antonietta Lanzarone et al. Medico-Legal Journal.

July 23, 2020.

The Covid-19 pandemic is a global health emergency that requires immediate, effective action by governments to protect the health and basic human rights of everyone’s life. Refugees and migrants are potentially at increased risk because they typically live in overcrowded conditions often without access to basic sanitation. Since the beginning of the official lockdown for Covid-19, the medico-legal assessment of physical violence related to obtaining status or other forms of human protection has been frozen.

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