Respect rights in Ebola response, group tells West African govts
September 15, 2014 Premium Times
International rights group, Human Rights Watch, HRW, has advised West African governments to ensure rights protections as a crucial element in controlling the unprecedented Ebola epidemic ravaging the region.
The group gave the advice on Monday in a statement signed by its Senior West Africa Researcher, Corinne Dufka, a copy of which was obtained in Lagos.
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?Governments in Ebola-affected countries should better protect health workers from infection; limit the use of quarantines, address the gender dimensions of the outbreak.
?They should also ensure security forces respond to the crisis and respect basic rights,? the group said.
HRW also urged donor governments, through international assistance and cooperation, to help such governments fulfill the right to health, and efforts to address the epidemic?s broader impact.
It said: ?Given the tragic magnitude of this epidemic, the affected governments cannot and should not be expected to fulfill the right to health on their own.
?The international community must help assume this responsibility, while insisting that governments do their part by ensuring transparency and respect for human rights as they respond to the crisis.?
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