Indirect Discrimination and the COVID-19 Pandemic
Indirect Discrimination and the COVID-19 Pandemic: February 2021 Workshop Proceedings Working Paper 21-003
Harvard Law School Human Rights Program Working Papers
95 Pages Posted: 4 Sep 2021 Last revised: 7 Sep 2021
Date Written: August 27, 2021
Abstract
This Report presents a summary of the discussion at a workshop that explored in a comparative and cross-disciplinary manner the phenomenon of indirect discrimination (or practices with discriminatory impact) during the COVID-19 pandemic. The participants included academics, advocates, and mandate holders in the United Nations and regional human rights systems. The discussion included the theory and practice of antidiscrimination norms and alternative framings for analyzing the same harms, in contexts of judicial, legal, and political strategy.
Keywords: Discrimination, Equality, Sexual orientation, Gender identity, Human Rights, Public Health, Pandemic, COVID-19, Intersectionality
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