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UN human rights chief urges to ease sanctions against countries fighting COVID-19

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GUWAHATI , March 25, 2020 5:57 pm
UN human rights chief urges to ease sanctions against countries fighting COVID-19

UN High Commissioner for Human Rights Michelle Bachelet

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UN High Commissioner for Human Rights Michelle Bachelet said humanitarian exemptions to sanctions measures should be authorized for essential medical equipment and supplies to avoid the collapse of any national healthcare system.

“At this crucial time, both for global public health reasons, and to support the rights and lives of millions of people in these countries, sectoral sanctions should be eased or suspended,” she said.

“In a context of the global pandemic, impeding medical efforts in one country heightens the risk for all of us,” Bachelet stated.

Human rights reports on the country have repeatedly highlighted the impact of sanctions on access to essential medicines and equipment, such as respirators and protective equipment for healthcare workers.

Bachelet feared sanctions could also impact medical efforts in Cuba, the Democratic People’s Republic of Korea (DPRK), Venezuela and Zimbabwe.

“The majority of these states have frail or weak health systems,’ she said.

“Progress in upholding human rights is essential to improve those systems – but obstacles to the import of vital medical supplies, including over-compliance with sanctions by banks, will create long-lasting harm to vulnerable communities,” she added.

“The people in these countries are in no way responsible for the policies being targeted by sanctions, and to varying degrees have already been living in a precarious situation for prolonged periods,” she added.

The UN rights chief underscored the need to protect health workers in these countries, who are on the frontlines of the COVID-19 crisis, while authorities should not punish professionals who point out any deficiencies in response.

Bachelet urged the world leaders to come together at this time as no country can combat the pandemic alone.

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