Archive: Feb 2013

Disruption of water and sanitation services threatens health in Syria

Following a nationwide assessment, UNICEF reports that the ongoing conflict in Syria has resulted in pressing health concerns due to the disruption of water and sanitation services and subsequent lack of access to basic hygiene. These conditions pose a…

Book Brief: Health and Human Rights in Europe

Brigit Toebes, Mette Hartlev, Aart Hendriks, and Janne R. Herrmann (eds.) Intersentia (April 2012) ISBN 9789800001510 310 pages $97.00 The editors of Health and Human Rights in Europe provide a convincing legal argument and framework for applying human…