COVID-19: A Colossal Threat to Fundamental Rights of Humans

Abstract

It is quite apparent that the outbreak of COVID-19 otherwise known as Coronavirus is accompanied by a series of issues. And without equivocation, one of the issues is the threat the virus is posing to the fundamental rights of human beings. In respect to what is stipulated in the United Nation’s Universal Declaration of Human Rights, humans have the right to life, freedom of worship, freedom of movement, right to education, freedom of opinion, and expression, etc. The rights and freedoms are originally intrinsic, basic, and inalienable. They are the sine qua non for a peaceful and just world. Contrariwise, COVID-19 is suffocating these rights, the cardinal rights of humans. Howbeit, data for this study is generated from secondary sources for an effective analysis of how the novel virus is affecting the fundamental rights of humans.