Health
Every country in the world is now party to at least one human rights treaty that addresses health-related rights. Yet, harmful laws, policies and practices routinely interfere with access to health care and increase vulnerability to ill health, particularly for poor, marginalized or criminalized populations. Our work examines the right to health and a healthy environment, the right to be free from discrimination and arbitrary detention, and the right to information, free speech, expression and assembly as critical means of achieving health. We work on infectious diseases, pollution and environmental health, sexual and reproductive health, and non-communicable disease, including access to palliative care for patients suffering with terminal illness.
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Myanmar: Junta Blocks Lifesaving Aid
Donors Should Channel Assistance Via Local and Cross-Border Efforts
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Kenya: Pandemic Health Workers Lack Protection
Ensure Safety During Covid-19; Address Plight of Frontline Workers
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News
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Covid-19 Pandemic’s Human Rights Failures Persist
2 Years On, Recommendations to Recalibrate Failed Approaches
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Covid-19 Vaccine Access is a Right, Not a Privilege
Two Years in, Vaccine Divide Prolongs the Pandemic
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A Generation of Children Impacted by Covid-19 School Closures
Governments Should Act to Avert a Greater Global Education Crisis
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After 2 Years of Covid, We’re Still Failing Older People
A Life of Dignity and Respect for Rights Should be a Priority
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Turning Covid’s Economic Crisis into Opportunity
Pandemic-Related Support Addresses Longstanding Gaps
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US Congress Falls Short in Plan to Cut Insulin Costs
Proposal Targets High Out-of-Pocket Expenditures but Excludes Uninsured
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Stop Conflating Covid-19 Vaccine Access with ‘Hesitancy’
Governments Can Protect the Right to Health by Removing Barriers
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How the US Can Protect Pregnant Workers from High Temperatures
Pregnancy Increases Risk of Serious Heat-Related Health Problems
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New Study Underscores Dangerous Levels of Chemical Pollution
Governments Should Consider Ways to Curb Global Plastics Production, Protect Rights
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US: Cervical Cancer Disproportionally Kills Black Women
Rural Women in Georgia Need Better Access to Care, Information to Reduce Risks
