Archive: Dec 2015

Fanny Polet, Geraldine Malaise, Anuschka Mahieu, Eulalia Utrera, Jovita Montes, Rosalinda Tablang, Andrew Aytin, Erick Kambale, Sylvie Luzala, Daoud al-Ghoul, Ranin Ahed Darkhawaja, Roxana Maria Rodriguez, Margarita Posada, Wim de Ceukelaire, and Pol de…

Diederik Lohman and Joseph Amon Health and Human Rights 17/2 Published December 10, 2015 Abstract  Palliative care has been defined as care that is person-centered and attentive to physical symptoms and psychological, social, and…

Sara L. M. Davis Health and Human Rights 17/2 Published December 10, 2015 Abstract  In response to new scientific developments, UNAIDS, WHO, and global health financing institutions have joined together to promote a “fast-track” global…

Kate Gilmore, Luis Mora, Alfonso Barragues, and Ida Krogh Mikkelsen Health and Human Rights 17/2 Published December 10, 2015 Abstract This paper argues that the Universal Periodic Review (UPR) of the United Nations Human Rights Council can be a…

Authors Agnes Binagwaho, Sardis H. Harward, Theophile Dushime, Jean de Dieu Ngirabega, Parfait Uwaliraye, Cathy Mugeni, Kirstin W. Scott, Marie Aimee Muhimpundu, Jean Pierre Nyemazi Introduction The right to the highest attainable state of…

Leigh Haynes People are experiencing the health consequences of climate change and the activities driving climate change every day—from extreme weather to breathing toxic air and drinking contaminated water. The human right to health cannot be…