Human Rights Measure
General Protocol for the Distribution of Food in Public Education Centers with the Suspension of Lessons, as a Result of the COVID-19 National Emergency (Protocolo General para la Distribución de Alimentos en Centros Educativos Públicos con Suspensión de Lecciones, a Raíz de la Emergencia Nacional por COVID-19)
Date Enacted: March 2020
Country: Costa Rica
Region: Latin America & the Caribbean
The Ministry of Public Education put into place a protocol which authorizes the delivery of food packages during the suspension of classes to guarantee the continuation of food service that school canteens would otherwise provide. The protocol specifically notes that “the right to food is a human right” citing to various international human rights treaties.
