Commentary
The responses of the UK government to the COVID-19 pandemic had an overwhelming impact on human rights in that country. This is the conclusion of the Human Rights Measurement Initiative (HRMI), an international non-governmental organisation, in its 2021 human rights report. According to HRMI, “a detailed survey of human rights experts tells us that a significant number of people in the United Kingdom are not enjoying their civil rights and political freedoms.”
The report also refers to children in the United Kingdom being treated as adults for violating COVID-19 lockdowns and thus facing the full application of the law. In addition, the report reveals that British citizens believed to violate COVID-19 guidelines have been subject to “arbitrary arrest” as many police officers use the phrase “the spirit of the law” to detain people without a warrant….