Warning the Public Health emergency is quickly becoming a human rights crisis how many limitations are people willing to accept to fight a threat like coronavirus. Kenneth roth welcome to conflict zone thanks for having me. There are very immediate needs amid this coronavirus pandemic hundreds of thousands have already died a qana means have been hit hard many people are losing their jobs some are even trying to figure out how to put food on the table in these extraordinary times how do you put human rights at the top of the agenda. Well i think its important sara to note that human rights allow certain extraordinary governmental powers in time of a genuine public emergency or crisis like were facing now so you know nobody objects from a human rights perspective to the efforts to limit our trouble to inforce social distancing to do the things that are necessary and proportionate to our Public Health needs but when autocrats say oh we need you does violate your human rights left and rig
Warning the Public Health emergency is quickly becoming a human rights crisis how many limitations are people willing to accept to fight a threat like coronavirus. I. Canot roth welcome to conflict zone. Thanks for having me. There are very immediate needs amid this coronavirus pandemic hundreds of thousands have already died a qana means have been hit hard many people are losing their jobs some are even trying to figure out how to put food on the table in these extraordinary times how do you put human rights at the top of the agenda. Well i think its important sara to note that human rights allow certain extraordinary governmental powers in time of a genuine public emergency or crisis like were facing now so you know nobody objects from a human rights perspective to the efforts to limit our trouble to inforce social distancing to do the things that are necessary and proportionate to our Public Health needs but when autocrats say oh we need you does violate your human rights left and r
Now come to order. Without objection members of the full committee got on this task force are operas to participate. Members are reminded to keep their video function on at all times even when they are not denies by the chair. Members are also reminded that they are responsible for meeting and unmating themselves and to meet themselves after they are finished speaking. Each rose 965 only use members and witnesses is appropriate when not recognized to avoid in an ardent background noises. Members are reminded that all house rules related to order applies to this remote area. Exposure notification and Contact Tracing how ai helps localities reopened safely and researchers and i will now recognize myself for four minutes to give an opening statement. Good morning to todays hearing will focus on the essential tradeoff of the covid19 pandemic is forcing upon us between life liberty privacy and the pursuit of happiness. The role but technology to financial transaction data and Artificial Int
[indistinct conversations] today, the committee is holding a hearing entitled oversight of the Trump Administrations response to the covid19 endemic pandemic. Due to the Public Health emergency, members can participate in todays hearing either in person or remotely via video, and. Theart of this hearing, microphones will be set on mute, for the purpose of eliminating inadvertent background noise. Remotelyarticipating will need to unmute your microphone speak. Participating in person, please wear your mask when not speaking. Dr. Monahan extract expressed in the updated guidelines that the use of face coverings is meant to protect other people in case the wearer is unknowingly infected. When we are not speaking, each of us is playing a vital role in tech and all members and staff in attendance, as well as leaders of the covid19 response will be testifying before the committee. Due to the anticipated length of the hearing, we will take a 15 minute recess at 1 30 to provide witnesses a res
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