The coronavirus pandemic is bringing much-needed scrutiny to anti-migration policies Opinion | rachelharger
These are exceptional times. The world is battling the deadly Covid-19 pandemic, raising fundamental questions about the future of work, welfare, and civil liberties.
As news hit of Covid-19 cases in UK detention centres, coordinated pressure was exerted by NGOs, activists and lawyers. It is important that we do not treat these releases as a concession or ‘gift’ given by the Home Office.The truth is that the need to dehumanise and punish migrants was deprioritised in the face of the inability to control the spread of the virus and mounting public criticism.
Conversations over whether institutions like the police are, in fact, fit for purpose started trending internationally In Egypt, for example, where Abdel Fattah el Sisi’s totalitarian regime has further intensified the repression and ill-treatment of detainees and prisoners, the rising death-toll has led to further scrutiny from human rights organisations.
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