Fining COVID-positive voters a violation of protected rights: Amnesty

Prohibiting COVID-19-positive voters from casting ballots in the Nov. 26 local government elections -- with an estimated 300,000 facing the prospect of fines -- violates legally protected political rights, Amnesty International Taiwan said Wednesday.

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