http://dx.doi.org/10.17176/20200401-132741-0 https://verfassungsblog.de/before-it-spreads-like-wildfire-prisoners-rights-in-the-time-of-covid-19/ Before it Spreads “Like Wildfire”: Prisoners’ Rights in the Time of COVID-19 Turkut, Emre Yildiz, Ali eng 2020-04-01 electronic resource text/html ddc:342 ECHR Human Rights ICCPR Prisoner's rights Verfassungsblog Verfassungsblog--2366-7044 CC BY-NC-ND 4.0 There are more than 10.7 million people imprisoned throughout the world. Prisons are notorious incubators and amplifiers of infections, and the fear among inmates due to COVID-19 is deepening all across the world (France, UK, US and Australia among many others). During the current pandemic, protecting prisons from the ‘tidal wave of COVID-19’ proves to be a challenging issue for States. After all, they have obligations and duties under international law to safeguard the human rights of prisoners, particularly their right to life, health and human treatment.