Archive: 2015

Rebekah Thomas, Shyama Kuruvilla, Rachael Hinton, Steven L. B. Jensen, Veronica Magar, and Flavia Bustreo Health and Human Rights 17/2 Published December 10, 2015 Abstract Global momentum around women’s, children’s, and adolescents’ health,…

Paul Hunt, Alicia Ely Yamin, and Flavia Bustreo Health and Human Rights 17/2 Published December 10, 2015 Context for the special issue This special issue of the Health and Human Rights Journal constitutes another step on the path toward making…

Eleanor Emery, Carmen Stellar, Krista Dubin, Taryn Clark, Aynsley Duncan, Alejandro Lopez, Joanne Ahola, Terri Edersheim, and Nicole Sirotin  Introduction  Every year, thousands of people seek legal asylum in the United States after…

Sustainable Student Action (SSA) at a divestment rally in the Seattle University Quad. (image credit Backbone Campaign) Alice Munro It is well understood that reducing global carbon emissions would generate immediate health benefits, from reducing…

Citizens in Singapore benefit from government funded health care, but migrant workers often do not (image credit John Siegel) CHAN Chee Khoon In recent years, WHO Member States have been urged to speed up reforms to ensure that all persons can have…

Introduction by Mary Robinson I am delighted to welcome and launch this Health and Human Rights Journal series on climate change, COP21 and the right to health. The initiative is timely; on Monday October 19, 2015, climate negotiators will reconvene…