The Ministry of Justice reported that laws to combat coronavirus do not violate the rights of Russians

The Ministry of Justice reported that the laws adopted to combat coronavirus do not violate the rights of Russians. This is reported on the ministry's website.

As stated in the release, laws adopted during the epidemic, including decrees of Moscow Mayor Sergei Sobyanin, “meet the constitutional goals of protecting the life and health of citizens.” The Ministry of Justice points out that the laws are “proportional” to the threat of the spread of infection in Russia.

In addition, the ministry analyzed the norms of international law - the Convention for the Protection of Human Rights and the practice of the Council of Europe - and came to the conclusion that the authorities have the right and responsibility “to act in the most effective way to preserve people’s lives.” The same norms are observed in the Russian Constitution, the report notes.

“The analysis indicates that the measures taken are predetermined by the degree of threat on the territory of each subject, and are also accompanied by full-scale state support for the most vulnerable sectors of the economy, and material support for wide categories of citizens,” the ministry states.

The Ministry of Justice again points to the “proportionality” of the restrictions and notes that the measures taken are temporary. “The gradual easing of restrictions confirms that the purpose of these measures was precisely to protect people’s health, and not to arbitrarily interfere with their privacy,” the release said.

Earlier, Prime Minister Mikhail Mishustin instructed the Ministry of Justice, the Ministry of Health and Rospotrebnadzor to check the new laws for “provisions affecting the rights and interests of citizens.”