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Old Dogs and New Tricks: A Case for the Principles and Guidelines on Human Rights & Public Health Emergencies

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Despite these experiences, Kenya failed take a human rights-based approach to responding to COVID-19, as was also the case in many other countries. One of the most glaring reasons for this failure was that the Kenyan government simply did not know how to do so.

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Scarcity Is Not an Excuse to Discriminate: Age and Disability in Health Care Rationing

Bill of Health

Participation, accountability, transparency, and non-discrimination, essential in the Court’s reasoning, are also reflected in the Principles and Guidelines on Human Rights & Public Health Emergencies. On the contrary, human rights-compliant responses lead to better public health outcomes.