The Asian Human Rights Commission today alleged that the government had been using the COVID-19 pandemic to exercise control, commit human rights violations, and deny justice to victims of human rights abuses.

According to the AHRC, the government’s control over the free exercise of social media was disturbing. Reports emerged of activists and former bureaucrats targeted in social media posts by government agencies.

There are concrete evidences of violation of free speech during these months. In 2020, at least eight people who posted opinions online were arrested for ‘spreading misinformation’ or criticising the government for its handling of the Covid-19.

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