All publications on COVID-19 and human rights

In the annual report on the Institute’s international work, we present some of the many results we have contributed to in 2022.

Almost three years after the outbreak of the COVID-19 pandemic, states and societies seem to have returned to some sort of normality, often thinking that “business as usual” is a viable path forward. But can we really go back to “business as usual”? And what have we learnt from the pandemic?

In the annual report on the Institute’s international work, we present some of the many results we have contributed to in 2020-21.

This study is the result of a collaboration between the Danish Institute for Human Rights (IDDH) and the United Nations Development Program (UNDP) in Latin America and the Caribbean. The study presents a selection of good practices assumed by different actors in Latin America and the Caribbean during the COVID-19 pandemic.

This study aims to give a footprint for building forward better in Honduras within the framework of the sustainable development goals and with a human rights perspective

This context analysis addresses the political, the economic, the legal, and the human rights situation and it briefly reviews the Tigray conflict with its grave political consequences.

Video recording from the side event that explored the realisation of the Sustainable Recovery pledge from a state, business and civil society perspective.

Here you can watch the recording of the launch event. And you can follow the link to the pledge text and see the growing list of countries that have signed it.

Get an overview of tools and resources that can support sustainable recovery.

Report from the side event at the Fourth Meeting of the Forum of the Countries of Latin America and the Caribbean on Sustainable Development 2021.

Video recording of the online event at the Asia-Pacific Forum on Sustainable Development and key messages and suggested action points for the role of human rights in building back better after COVID-19, and in achieving the 2030 Agenda in the region.

Report of the side event on sustainable recovery contains summaries of the presentations of key-speakers and the general conclusions of the event and it has a comprehensive compilation of resources. Also find the video recording of the online seminar.

The Sustainable Recovery Lab report contains the key messages and action points from the lab. Also find the video recording of the online event.

This parallel report to CEDAW 2021 contains recommendations to the Danish and Greenlandic governments on how to eliminate discrimination against women and enhance equal treatment.

Key guidance and resources for using human rights to build back more equal societies after COVID-19.

The Danish Institute of Human Rights has analyzed the experiences of minorities in hate speech in the public space during the COVID-19 epidemic.

Get an overview of restrictions on housing offers during the COVID-19 crisis, what the consequences are for affected residents and what it means in terms of human rights

– and their consequences for due process and human rights.

Apps that record users' movements and contacts raise a number of challenges regarding the right to privacy and data protection.

The COVID-19 crisis is exposing and exacerbating human rights violations and inequalities with a devastating effect on vulnerable groups and societies

The rights of some groups are particularly challenged during the pandemic. This also applies in Greenland. Get an overview of the situation here.