With Constanza Pauchulo,Camila Maia and Meena Jagannath

Although the right to the highest standard of health is a universal one, the COVID-19 epidemic did not and does not reflect this. The severity of covid-19 is validated in a recent article published in BMJ. COVID-19 didn’t cause the world’s imbalances, but it didn’t help, either. Neither did the activity (or lack thereof) of individual countries.

But there is a way to make States accountable. Constanza Pauchulo (IWRAW AP), Camila Maia (CELS) & Meena Jagannath (Movement Law Lab) tell the stories of how they activated the international human rights system against the failure of States and also pharma companies to prevent and eliminate gender and racial discrimination in the pandemic.

Constanza Pauchulo coordinates IWRAW Asia Pacific’s programme on feminist approaches to economics and developments, and supports its programme on countering human rights regression and UN capture.

Camila Barretto Maia has been a member of CELS (Center of Legal and Social Studies), based in Argentina, since 2010 where she currently coordinates the international department.

Meena Jagannath is a movement lawyer, the Director of Global Programs at Movement Law Lab where she develops the Global Network of Movement Lawyers.