States Are Using the Pandemic to Shrink Democratic Space

In our latest episode of “On Human Rights” we spoke with Annika Ben David about the importance of democracy during the global pandemic. Annika Ben David is Sweden’s Ambassador at large for Human Rights, Democracy and the Rule of Law at the Ministry for Foreign Affairs. She is a career diplomat since 25 years and have worked with peace and international security at the Ministry for Foreign Affairs, and with human rights in Africa, in the Middle East and in Europe.