“The pandemic has accelerated the erosion of the democratic fabric of our societies on which the protection of human rights depends” and “a renewed impetus is needed”, said the Council of Europe Commissioner for Human Rights when presenting her annual report to the Parliamentary Assembly on Wednesday 21 April.
According to Dunja Mijatović, “2020 has been a disastrous year”, with the health crisis acting as an amplifier of pre-existing problems, foremost among them the growing...