Author Archives: Carmel Williams

VIEWPOINTSamar Al-Hajj and Rakan Nassereldine In the early months of 2026, renewed hostilities in Lebanon once again placed the country’s emergency medical services directly in the line of fire. Figure 1 shows a Lebanese Civil Defense ambulance,…

News to 17 July 2026 Stay up-to-date: join our email list now Latest US-Iran strikes pose grave risks to human rights Following escalating military strikes and the reported closure of the Strait of Hormuz this week, UN Human Rights High…

Param Khandekar Prominent Indian activist Sonam Wangchuk has been on a hunger strike in Delhi since 28 June 2026 demanding the resignation of the education minister Dharmendra Pradhan over alleged irregularities in examinations to study medicine.…

News to 10 July 2026 Stay up-to-date: join our email list now Mariângela Simão: Next Special Rapporteur on the Right to Health Dr Mariângela Simão of Brazil has been appointed by the UN Human Rights Council as the fifth Special Rapporteur on the…

News to 3 July 2026 Stay up-to-date: join our email list now UN, PHM call for solidarity to support Venezuela A week on from the devastating earthquakes in Venezuela, the deaths of more than 1,719 individuals have been confirmed. Around 12,000…

VIEWPOINT Grace Lee The World Health Organization defines attacks on health care as “any act of verbal or physical violence or obstruction or threat of violence that interferes with the availability, access, and delivery of curative and/or preventive…

News to 27 June 2026 Stay up-to-date: join our email list now UN: Israeli targeting of Palestinian children called genocide Israeli authorities have deliberately targeted Palestinian children resulting in genocide, crimes against humanity and…

News to 20 June 2026 Stay up-to-date: join our email list now Human Rights chief calls for report on school attack to be made public In welcoming the announcement that the United States and Iran have agreed on a peace deal, UN Human Rights High…

News to 13 June 2026 Stay up-to-date: join our email list now Health as an enabler of dignity In her final report to the HRC Special Rapporteur on the right to health Tlaleng Mofokeng returns to the issue she identified at the start of her…

News to 6 June 2026 Stay up-to-date: join our email list now Attacks on health are a feature of modern conflicts The Safeguarding Health in Conflict Coalition report on violence against health care in conflict for 2025, published this week,…