About the Publication
Besides being a medical, public health and economic concern, the coronavirus pandemic also presents side effects on public security and protection of human rights. Considering that all human rights are affected in some way – namely the right to life, health and personal security, the right to work, social security, education, food, among other economic, social, cultural and environmental aspects – this chapter analyzes a fraction of these rights, which are those related to women's rights. The research was based on the experience of the Inter-American Commission of Human Rights and its assistance in terms of policies to deal with domestic violence, political rights and the recognition that women have occupied frontline roles in the global struggle to treat infected people.
Author
Lucia Elena Arantes Ferreira Bastos