[afro-nets] Food for a quarantined thought (2)

[Claudio Schuftan <claudio@hcmc.netnam.vn>]

Food for a quarantined thought (2)
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From: George Kent

The quarantining issue falls under the broader question of when
it might be permissible to coerce individuals in order to
protect their own health or the health of others. Further
insight on this issue may be found in:

Sub-Commission (UN Sub-Commission on Promotion and Protection of
Human Rights, 1985) Siracusa Principles on the Limitation and
Derogation of Provisions in the International Covenant on Civil
and Political Rights. Annex, UN doc. E/CN.4/1985/4.
http://www1.umn.edu/humanrts/instree/siracusaprinciples.html


This Sub-Commission was formerly the Sub-Commission on
Prevention of Discrimination and Protection of Minorities.

We tend to assume that health care treatments normally should be
based on informed consent, but often that principle is not
respected. Moreover, to my knowledge that principle is not
explicitly stated anywhere in human rights law.

Coercion in health care is a huge issue that comes up often. It
deserves much more attention than it has gotten so far.