Specifically, to the international courts that deal with matters of human rights. For countries in the Council of Europe, this would be the European Court of Human Rights. Globally, there is the option of the Human Rights Committee of the United Nations. If government policy can mitigate such consequences, human rights standards mandate that it should. Politicians willing to stand up for human rights should use the tools that exist to achieve that aim.

Source: New Zealand Herald July 19, 2021 20:48 UTC