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Human Rights Violation in India and China during COVID-19: A Comparative Study

Udita Kundu, Nirmala Singh

Human rights are privileges that we enjoy merely by virtue of being human; no state has the authority to bestow them. No matter our nationality, sex, ethnicity, race, color, religion, nationality, or any other status, we are all endowed with these universal rights. The most fundamental of them is the right to life, followed by those that make life worthwhile, including the rights to food, education, employment, health, and liberty. These human rights were and are being severely violated during the COVID-19 pandemic and lock down period. This essay compares and contrasts these transgressions in China and India. India and China are two of the world's fastest growing economies. In Both countries, human rights records are below average. China has the world’s greatest population; whereas India has the world's second highest population. As a result, in order to attain the aim of international human rights law, it is vital to preserve human rights in these countries. This study employs a descriptive, analytical, evaluative, and comparative methodology. Similar to earlier pandemics, COVID-19 has resulted in a wide range of human rights abuses throughout the world, from censorship and the suppression of criticism to the disproportionate use of police force. Minority groups and immigrants have discovered that they are disproportionately prone to abuse, as well as to stigma and violence associated with COVID-19 and this study aims to highlight these violations in India and China because this pandemic has worsened human rights worldwide and it is important that these issues be discussed for generation of credible solutions.