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Perspectives essays Health and Human Rights accepts submissions for consideration in our Perspectives section. Please refer to the following requirements in preparing a Perspectives essay. The maximum word length is 2000 words. The essay must…

Compendium of Judgments: Judicial Dialogue on HIV, Human Rights and the Law in Asia and the Pacific, Bangkok, June 2–4, 2013 B. Citro, T. Avafia, T.M. Fidalgo, et al. United Nations Development Programme, Bureau for Development Policy, HIV, Health…

Disability and Universal Human Rights: Legal, Ethical, and Conceptual Implications of the Convention on the Rights of Persons with Disabilities Edited by Joel Anderson and Jos Philips Utrecht University (October 2012) ISBN: 9789039358634 194 pages…

By HHR editorial assistant Krista Oehlke Posted September 20, 2013 On September 4, Human Rights Watch urged Afghanistan’s President Hamid Karzai to “redouble efforts” to implement the 2009 Law of Elimination of Violence Against Women (EVAW…

By HHR editorial assistant Krista Oehlke Posted September 5, 2013 The World Health Organization has called for continued investment in local and global research toward the advancement of universal health coverage. “World health report…

The Human Right to Water: Significance, Legal Status and Implications for Water Allocation Inga T. Winkler Hart Publishing (June 2012) ISBN: 9781849462839 376 pages $104.00 By HHR editorial assistant Krista Oehlke Inga T. Winkler’s new text on the right…