“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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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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US: California Should Enact Housing, Treatment Options That Work
Deceptively Named ’CARE Court’ Legislation Will Undermine Effective Solutions
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Uzbekistan’s Proposed Medical Testing Law Violates Basic Rights
Marginalized Groups Should Be Protected and Supported, Not Targeted and Discriminated Against
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Flood-Affected Women in Pakistan Need Urgent Help
Relief Efforts Should Focus on Pregnant Women and Girls
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US Health Agency Undermines Equity in Covid-19 Policy
New CDC Guidelines Drop Key Protections for Marginalized Groups, Undermine Trust
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Europe Heatwaves Disastrous for Older People, People with Disabilities
Climate Crisis Needs Effective, Inclusive Heat Planning and Responses
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Racism Is Rampant in US Reproductive Health Care
Authorities Should Take Concrete Action to Ensure Equitable Access
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46 Congressmembers Urge US to Protect Child Farmworkers
Letter to Labor Secretary Calls for Overdue Child Labor Reforms
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US: Joint Submission to the United Nations Committee on the Elimination of Racial Discrimination
Joint Submission by Amnesty International, the Global Justice Center, the Southern Rural Black Women's Initiative for Economic and Social Justice, and Human Rights Watch; 107th Session (August 8 – 30, 2022)
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Reproductive Justice on the Frontlines of US Climate Action
Extreme Weather Highlights Need to Support Doulas and Environmental Health in Maternal Care
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