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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Europe/Central Asia
Videos
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“If I’m Out of Insulin, I’m Going to Die”
United States’ Lack of Regulation Fuels Crisis of Unaffordable Insulin
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News
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Human Rights Watch Statement at the OECD Forum on Responsible Mineral Supply Chains
Juliane Kippenberg, April 26, 2023
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Ukraine’s New Health Rules Spotlight Barriers to Emergency Contraception
Authorities Should Eliminate Prescription Requirement for “Morning-After” Pill
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African Human Rights Commission Affirms Intersex People’s Rights
Ending Unnecessary Surgeries, Respecting Bodily Diversity at Core of Resolution
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Black Residents of Louisiana File Landmark Lawsuit
Demand End to New Fossil Fuel and Petrochemical Operations in Cancer Alley
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Covid-19: Lessons Learned for a Rights-Based Response
Governments Should Address Failures from Three Years of Covid-19
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Obstetric Violence Violates Human Rights
Inter-American Court’s Recognition of Abuse During Pregnancy, Childbirth a Landmark First
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Insulin Manufacturer to Finally Lower Prices in the US
Eli Lilly’s High Prices Reflect Government’s Failure to Regulate
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How the Climate Crisis Affects Reproductive Rights
This reproductive health crisis, brought about by climate change, can look very different in different regions of the world
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