Fight against COVID-19 in Armenia violates citizens' rights
The right to privacy of citizens is violated by the measures taken by the Armenian authorities to counter COVID-19, GiorgiGogia, director of the Human Rights Watch (HRW) organization for Europe and Central Asia, said on April 3 on the organization’s official website.
He noted in a statement that the broad powers that the Armenian authorities received on March 31 to collect data on citizens through mobile operators could violate the inalienable rights of citizens. Georgia points out that although the Armenian government declares that it will not have access to the content of telephone conversations of individuals, the information collected by the authorities may contain personal data, as well as information about the circle of communication and citizens' behavior.
The representative of HRW insists that the government should ensure the legitimacy and proportionality of the restrictions imposed during the duration of the emergency regime.
The government needs to ensure the safe storage of information and the absence of leaks, and after the end of the emergency regime - the destruction of the collected information, the statement said.
From March 16 to April 14, a state of emergency is in force in Armenia. Entry and exit from the country are limited, educational and cultural institutions are closed.
On March 31, the country's parliament passed a law giving the government broad powers to oversee the use of mobile phone data to track coronavirus cases.
He noted in a statement that the broad powers that the Armenian authorities received on March 31 to collect data on citizens through mobile operators could violate the inalienable rights of citizens. Georgia points out that although the Armenian government declares that it will not have access to the content of telephone conversations of individuals, the information collected by the authorities may contain personal data, as well as information about the circle of communication and citizens' behavior.
The representative of HRW insists that the government should ensure the legitimacy and proportionality of the restrictions imposed during the duration of the emergency regime.
The government needs to ensure the safe storage of information and the absence of leaks, and after the end of the emergency regime - the destruction of the collected information, the statement said.
From March 16 to April 14, a state of emergency is in force in Armenia. Entry and exit from the country are limited, educational and cultural institutions are closed.
On March 31, the country's parliament passed a law giving the government broad powers to oversee the use of mobile phone data to track coronavirus cases.
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