THE HAGUE: The coronavirus pandemic has had an unprecedented and profound effect on human rights, fueling racism and child abuse, the European Union's rights agency said on Thursday in its annual report.

"The pandemic and the reactions it triggered exacerbated existing challenges and inequalities in all areas of life, especially affecting vulnerable groups," a report by the Vienna-based Fundamental Rights Agency (FRA) said.

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