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‘CLIFF EDGE’: Charity slams virus response and crackdown on protest

by Niall Christie

Scotland editor

BRITAIN’S high Covid-19 death rate, the scandal of care home deaths and the ongoing assault on the public’s right to protest have been singled out in a new report on the inequalities exposed throughout the pandemic. 

A report published today by Amnesty International singled out the British government’s handling of the coronavirus crisis, highlighting the country’s “shameful” record. 

The charity’s 2020 annual report outlines Britain’s poor response to the global pandemic, including the violation of both the right to health and the right to life of care home residents.

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