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Council of Europe-FRA-ENNHRI-EQUINET discussing social and economic rights in the context of COVID-19 crisis

On 9 July, the CoE-FRA-ENNHRI-EQUINET collaborative platform on social and economic rights discussed the societal challenges triggered by the COVID-19 outbreak.

They discussed their impact on equality and human rights and the role of national human rights institutions and national equality bodies in the ongoing recovery efforts.

FRA brought to the discussion the evidence collected for and published in its bulletins on the fundamental rights implications of COVID-19 with a focus on social rights.