Human Rights based research into COVID-19 related violations with focus on persons with disabilities

The goal of the study was to assess the feasibility of the COVID-19 measures and their resultant impact on Persons with Disabilities in Malawi. Specifically, the study addressed the following objectives: a) To evaluate Government’s response to COVID-19 following the adoption of the new measures of COVID-19 in January 2021 in line with principles and norms of human rights. (This includes establishing the extent to which the new measures have been implemented) b) To assess the extent to which the provision health service delivery specifically access to health for PWDs including vaccine inflammation and facilities. c) To establish the key COVID-19 related human rights violations during the pandemic period affecting PWDs d) To assess the extent to which Government (and other nonstate actors) have implemented the recommendations from the preliminary MHRC statement e) To provide advice and make recommendations to the Executive, Parliament and other stakeholders on how they can improve their response to COVID-19 from a rights perspective with a focus on PWDs.