International Council of Jurists knocks UNHRC Against China For COVID-19 Reparations.
Filed Complain against China holding it responsible of grave offences against humanity
(Syed Ali Taher Abedi)
April 3, 2020: The International Council of Jurists has urged the United Nations Human Rights Council, Geneva to take action against China for having committed grave offences against the humanity by spreading the deadly Corona virus across the world resulting in death of thousands of people in several countries.
The Complaint Lodged by Dr.Adish C Agarwalla, President of International Council of Jurists, and Chairman of All India Bar Association, ropes in the People Republic of China, the People’s Liberation Army (the official Military of China) and the Wuhan Institute of Virology for “conspiring a biological warfare” against the world.
The Complainant has alleged that “the inaction and irresponsibility of the Chinese government in dealing with the early outbreak of the Novel Coronavirus has directly led to the global pandemic in the present scenario. The authorized censorship and threats used by the Chinese government to deter people from publicly speaking about the spread of the new virus along with the tardiness and irresponsibility of the public authorities has resulted in this rapid worldwide spread of the virus.”
Further it is alleged in the “the Chinese government has deliberately hidden and censored information relating to the Novel Coronavirus and its COVID-19 strain as had been significantly highlighted and early warnings were given by Doctor Li Wenliang, but was reprimanded and initially punished by the local authorities in China. This action of deliberately withholding significant information pertaining to the virus has led to this global pandemic outbreak and is in direct contravention of the Right to Health provided under Article 25(1) of the UDHR. “
The Complainant further submitted that
China is legally liable under the responsibility of states for internationally wrongful acts, 2001.
The Act says that in case a country is found to be in violation of it’s international obligations, then it is liable to prevent the given event over the entire period during which the event continues.
Adverse Impact on Consumer Goods and Commodities
The pandemic outbreak has led to an adverse imbalance in the demand and supply of commodities and food items in general. Supermarkets and online delivery services have reported a huge growth in demand as customers stockpile goods and food items, fearing their eventual lack of supply in the near future.
Such a sharp rise in demand coupled with the narrow outlets of supply owing to shutting down of several marketplaces, has led to damaging impact on the economy with certain important commodities being extremely short on supply with several consumers losing out on acquiring the same. Across the USA and Europe, the sudden sharp rise in demand for commodities such as toilet paper, rice and orange juice has led to severe shortage of these commodities, with suppliers not being able to meet the unusual and vast demand. (as reported in the BBC dated March 28, 2020 article https://www.bbc.com/news/business-51706225)
He alleged that the the Chinese government has deliberately hidden and censored information relating to the Novel Coronavirus and its COVID-19 strain as had been significantly highlighted and early warnings were given by Doctor Li Wenliang, but was reprimanded and initially punished by the local authorities in China.
This action of deliberately withholding significant information pertaining to the virus has led to this global pandemic outbreak and is in direct contravention of the Right to Health provided under Article 25(1) of the UDHR.
The Chinese government also did not sufficiently contain and curb the travel of infected persons from further contaminating the world. This proves that the whole exercise has been to infect the entire world.
Image Courtesy Deccan Herald
[Read the Complaint Here]
