• Ukraine: New Breakthrough for Incurably Ill
    May 15, 2013
    Ukraine’s cabinet of ministers’ approval of new regulations on access to pain medicines will dramatically expand healthcare services for patients with incurable illnesses and reduce unnecessary suffering, Human Rights Watch said today.
  • Global: Tens of Millions Face Death in Agony
    Jun 2, 2011
    Tens of millions of people worldwide are denied access to inexpensive medications for severe pain, Human Rights Watch said in a report released today.
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Palliative Care

  • Russia: Annul Guilty Verdict Against Aleftina Khorinyak and Lidia Tabarintseva
    Jun 28, 2013
    Human Rights Watch writes to the prosecutor general of Russia to express its concerns about the May 20, 2013 conviction of Aleftina Khorinyak and Lidia Tabarintseva on charges of illegal trafficking of potent substances (article 234 part 3of the Russian Criminal Code) and forgery of documents (article 327 part 2) for helping a terminally ill man, Mr. Viktor Sechin, who was in constant severe pain, obtain opioid pain medicines.
  • Easing Africa's Pain: The Need for Palliative Care
    May 16, 2013
    With the prevalence of chronic diseases rapidly increasing in Africa, expanding palliative care will be essential to help patients live with dignity.
  • Ukraine: New Breakthrough for Incurably Ill
    May 15, 2013
    Ukraine’s cabinet of ministers’ approval of new regulations on access to pain medicines will dramatically expand healthcare services for patients with incurable illnesses and reduce unnecessary suffering, Human Rights Watch said today.
  • Ukraine: Breakthrough for Cancer Pain
    Feb 13, 2013
    Ukraine’s recent registration of oral morphine, a strong pain medication used most frequently to treat severe cancer pain, is a major step toward improving end-of-life care, Human Rights Watch said today.
  • Global: Tens of Millions Face Death in Agony
    Jun 2, 2011
    Tens of millions of people worldwide are denied access to inexpensive medications for severe pain, Human Rights Watch said in a report released today.
  • Ukraine: Condemned to Excruciating Pain
    May 12, 2011
    Tens of thousands of patients with advanced cancer in Ukraine unnecessarily suffer from severe pain every year because they cannot get effective, safe, and inexpensive pain medications, Human Rights Watch said in a report released today.
  • Kenya: Provide Treatment for Children in Pain
    Sep 9, 2010
    Kenyan children in acute and chronic pain suffer needlessly because of government policies that restrict access to inexpensive pain medicines, a lack of investment in palliative care services, and inadequately trained health workers.
  • India: Provide Access to Pain Treatment
    Oct 28, 2009
    Hundreds of thousands of patients in India unnecessarily experience excruciating pain. Restrictive drug regulations, lack of training for health care workers, and poorly integrated care result in needless suffering for patients because they cannot get inexpensive and effective pain medications.
  • UN: Stop Needless Suffering
    Mar 3, 2009
    The UN General Assembly Special Session on Drugs, starting March 11, 2009, should address the lack of access to pain relief medicines in many countries, which leaves tens of millions of people worldwide suffering from severe but treatable pain.