We can imagine this as a tug-of-war a rope of “rights” held by two teams, ‘privacy’ on one side and ‘life’ on the other, with the amount of rope that is held either side of the central line in the mud or sand as an indicator of how much of one right must be waived in favour of meeting the other. As we discussed in a previous blog post over the past 12 months we have waived some of our right to private life (article 8 of The Human Rights Act 1998) in order to address our right to life (article 2 of The Human Rights Act 1998). The Covid-19 pandemic is an apt example of such a situation. There will be situations where in order to address some rights we have to restrict the meeting of others.
It isn’t always possible for all of our human rights to be met at the same time. The Tug-of-War of Rights during the Covid-19 Pandemic In doing so, the connection between data-driven approaches to decision making and the lack of discussion of human rights began to emerge. In the webinar Rachel Allsopp (OMMDAC Research Associate) and Prof Fiona de Londras (CVRO Principal Investigator) spoke on the initial findings of their respective projects. On a national data of reflection, OMDDAC co-hosted a webinar with a fellow AHRC-funded Covid-19 observatory – The COVID Review Observatory (CVRO) based at the University of Birmingham.
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