Global Pandemic Prevention & Control and Human Rights Protection Conference (3 July 2020)

Statement focusing on the pandemic’s racialized impacts and the importance of inclusive responses.

This statement addresses the rise in racism and xenophobia linked to COVID-19, particularly targeting people of Chinese and Asian descent and other racial, ethnic, and religious minorities. It calls for human-rights-based, equitable public health responses that include marginalized groups in decision-making and emphasizes the need for accountability, inclusive data collection, and combating xenophobic rhetoric by public figures.