The Coronavirus crisis amplifies existing inequalities and discrimination and makes the battle of ‘leaving no one behind all the more difficult.
While inequalities and discrimination know no borders and as such exist in different forms and across social contexts, the deepening inequality gaps brought about by COVID-19 have profound implications for fundamental human rights such as the right to health, right to education, right to work, and most importantly for some, the right to life. The consequences of many of these inequalities and discriminatory practices are already felt and will be felt in the foreseeable future.
