Mathilde Piret

Mathilde Piret holds a law degree from the Université Catholique de Louvain and an LLM from the University of Cambridge. Until recently, she was an associate at the Legal Division of the International Committee of the Red Cross. She has previous work experience at the European Court of Human Rights and the Extraordinary Chambers in the Courts of Cambodia.

COVID-19 measures by armed groups: what legal framework applies?

By Mathilde Piret / February 28, 2022

*The views expressed in this post are those of the authors and do not necessarily reflect those of the ICRC* In 2020, armed groups in Colombia began imposing COVID-19 containment measures ranging from bans on traveling in boats and vehicles to shop closures, night-time curfews and lockdowns of entire communities. This is only one example …

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