Archive: Sep 2013

Leslie London Health and Human Rights 10/1 Published June 2008 Abstract A human rights approach to health is critical to address growing global health inequalities. Three aspects of the nature of health as a right are relevant to shaping a…

Leslie London Health and Human Rights 10/1 Published June 2008 Abstract A human rights approach to health is critical to address growing global health inequalities. Three aspects of the nature of health as a right are relevant to shaping a…

Will we take suffering seriously? Reflections on what applying a human rights framework to health means and why we should care1 Alicia Ely Yamin Health and Human Rights 10/1 Published June 2008 Abstract Since this journal was first…

Abstract – Will we take suffering seriously? Reflections on what applying a human rights framework to health means and why we should care1 Alicia Ely Yamin Abstract Since this journal was first published, rights-based approaches to health…

Alicia Ely Yamin This year, which marks the 60th anniversary of the Universal Declaration of Human Rights (UDHR), is a fitting time to take stock of how far the human rights movement has come and of the challenges that lie ahead. Human rights is now…

This year, which marks the 60th anniversary of the Universal Declaration of Human Rights (UDHR), is a fitting time to take stock of how far the human rights movement has come and of the challenges that lie ahead. Human rights is now the dominant language…

Gavin Yamey Abstract Most biomedical journals charge readers a hefty access toll to read the full text version of a published research article.  These tolls bring enormous profits to the traditional corporate publishing industry, but they make…

Gavin Yamey Abstract Most biomedical journals charge readers a hefty access toll to read the full text version of a published research article.  These tolls bring enormous profits to the traditional corporate publishing industry, but they make…

Paul Farmer Abstract Two decades of work delivering health care in poor communities provide a standpoint from which to challenge conventional doctrines in human rights and public health. These orthodoxies include the priority often assigned to…

Paul Farmer Abstract Two decades of work delivering health care in poor communities provide a standpoint from which to challenge conventional doctrines in human rights and public health. These orthodoxies include the priority often assigned to…