Perspectives

The Perspectives section provides space for contributors to share information and express their views on a broad range of topics, including but not limited to the themes of the journal’s issues. “Perspectives” texts are generally short and need not include scholarly references. Texts for potential inclusion in “Perspectives” should be submitted to the editors. Views expressed in the following pieces are those of the authors and do not necessarily reflect the views of Health and Human Rights editors.

June 2013
Human rights provide justification for the Health in All Policies Approach
Benjamin Mason Meier, Paul Henry Brodish, and Meri Koivusalo

December 2012
Approaches to the development of human rights indicators for women’s health
Pamela J. Surkan, Luke C. Mullany, Namrita S. Singh, Chris Beyrer

April 2011
The Commission on Information and Accountability for Women’s and Children’s Health: Establishing international processes for state reporting to an independent monitoring body

August 2010
La participación social en un contexto de violencia política: Implicaciones para la promoción y ejercicio del derecho a la salud en Guatemala

April 2010
Massachusetts health care reform

October 2009
Limitations on human rights in the context of drug-resistant tuberculosis: A reply to Boggio et al.

August 2009
¿Deliberación democrática o mercadeo social? Los dilemas de la definición pública en salud en el contexto del seguimiento de la Sentencia T–760 de 2008

April 2009
Holding multilateral organizations accountable: The failure of WHO in regards to childhood malnutrition