Impact of COVID-19 on Human Rights

On March 11, 2020, the World Health Organization declared a coronavirus pandemic. The economy stopped, lives of billions people changed. As result pandemic, number constitutional rights have been restricted. Restrictions imposed during state emergency affected public life and threatened implementation international human instruments at national level. Number States to tackle with Herewith, few states refrained from doing so. foregoing article reviews impact COVID-19 on freedoms protected by European Convention Human Rights, relevant practice derogating obligations under Convention, statistical data supervisory role Court Rights (ECtHR) against abuse derogation mechanism.