In the second part of our COVID series, Brianne from our research team and Megha discuss the concept of civil liberties in relation to the pandemic. Tune in to our discussion on the different rules put into place during the pandemic and whether there was a balance between human rights and health concerns. 

How do we trust whether rules being imposed on us are legitimate? What actually motivates us to follow restrictions? And how do we actually scrutinize these decisions more critically?

Resources:

• What is the Commission's view on limiting human rights during COVID-19?
• Australia: COVID-19 restrictions and the Civil Liberties - Human Rights quagmire
• Covid-19: An Excuse For Repressing Human Rights And Civil Liberties - McCain Institute
• Management of Civil Liberties During Pandemic - Tanushka Sharma, Arunima, 2021
• What happened to the civil liberties movement?