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January 17, 2019 News Release

Indonesia: Inadequate Efforts to Curb Intolerance

Religious, Gender Minorities Face Persistent Harassment

People take part in the 2018 Women's March rally in Jakarta on March 3, 2018. The participants were demonstrating for equal rights and an end to violence against women.
January 9, 2019 News Release

United Kingdom: Older People Left Without Support

Uneven Social Care Assessments Limit Services, Compromise Health and Dignity

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December 18, 2018 News Release

US: Fears of Prescribing Hurt Chronic Pain Patients

Moves to Reduce Opioid Use Limit Treatment Options

Maria Higginbotham, 57, holding screws and bolts removed from her back in a recent surgery above x-rays of her body.
December 4, 2018 Commentary

The Freedom to Make Your Own Choices

November 29, 2018 News Release

US: Cervical Cancer Deaths Up for Black Women

Alabama a Prime Example of How Medicaid Expansion Would Help

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November 27, 2018 Commentary

Venezuela’s Health Crisis Demands an Urgent Regional Response

A health worker collaborating with the Pan American Health Organization vaccinates a Venezuelan girl at a vaccination post at the Colombian-Venezuelan border. July 27, 2018.
November 20, 2018 News Release

Florida: HIV Care Lacking for Transgender Women

Gaps in Care Endanger Health, Contribute to Epidemic

Rajee Narinesingh, a transgender human rights advocate, in Miami, Florida, October 2018.
November 19, 2018 News Release

Dominican Republic: Abortion Ban Endangers Health

Criminal Penalties Violate Rights

People take part in a march in Santo Domingo for the decriminalization of abortion in three circumstances: when the life of a pregnant woman is in danger, when the pregnancy resulted from rape, or when the fetus will not survive outside the womb.
November 15, 2018 News Release

Venezuela: Numbers Highlight Health Crisis

Disease Outbreaks; Lives at Risk

Venezuelans wait to vaccinate their children
November 9, 2018 Dispatches

Children Needn’t Die of Measles in Thailand

Southern Insurgents Interfere With Children’s Right to Health

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November 7, 2018 Dispatches

In Russia, Helping People with Diabetes is “Foreign Agent” Activity

Independent Group Closes, One of Several Slapped with Crippling Fines

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October 22, 2018 Dispatches

US Congress Should Protect Transgender Rights

Passing the Equality Act Will Help Protect People of all Gender Identities

People protest U.S. President Donald Trump's announcement that he plans to reinstate a ban on transgender individuals from serving in any capacity in the U.S. military, in Times Square, in New York City, New York, U.S., July 26, 2017.
October 21, 2018 Dispatches

Efforts to Tackle Illegal Drugs ‘Spectacular’ Failure

New Report Says Drug Production, Use on the Rise

A syringe used for injecting the opioid heroin.
October 19, 2018 Dispatches

Lebanon’s Waste Crisis Hits Home

Open Waste Burning Continues to Pose Health Risks Across Country

Smoke rising from the smoldering dump at Qabrikha, October 11, 2018, Qabrikha, Lebanon.
October 18, 2018 News Release

Lebanon: No Action to Enforce New Waste Law

Open Burning by Municipalities Endangering Health

Signs of burning at the al-Qantara dump, including soot from recent burns and ash deposits.

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