By Letta Tayler and Elisa Epstein[1] This report was published on January 9, 2022 by Costs of War, a project at the Watson Institute of International and Public Affairs at Brown University Summary “We also have to work, though, sort of the…

Human Rights Watch's Alison Des Forges Award celebrates the valor of individuals who put their lives on the line to protect the dignity and rights of others. Human Rights Watch collaborates with these courageous activists to create a world in which people…

  According to the World Health Organization, 'most, if not all, pain due to cancer could be relieved if we implemented existing medical knowledge and treatments.' The failure of governments in many countries to ensure the adequate availability…

In September 2008 a classified ad appeared in a newspaper in Colombia. It read: "Cancer is killing us. Pain is killing me because for several days I have been unable to find injectable morphine in any place. Please Mr. Secretary of Health, do…