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Perspectives essays Health and Human Rights accepts submissions for consideration in our Perspectives section. Please refer to the following requirements in preparing a Perspectives essay. The maximum word length is 2000 words. The essay must…

Compendium of Judgments: Judicial Dialogue on HIV, Human Rights and the Law in Asia and the Pacific, Bangkok, June 2–4, 2013 B. Citro, T. Avafia, T.M. Fidalgo, et al. United Nations Development Programme, Bureau for Development Policy, HIV, Health…

Disability and Universal Human Rights: Legal, Ethical, and Conceptual Implications of the Convention on the Rights of Persons with Disabilities Edited by Joel Anderson and Jos Philips Utrecht University (October 2012) ISBN: 9789039358634 194 pages…

By HHR editorial assistant Krista Oehlke Posted September 20, 2013 On September 4, Human Rights Watch urged Afghanistan’s President Hamid Karzai to “redouble efforts” to implement the 2009 Law of Elimination of Violence Against Women (EVAW…

By HHR editorial assistant Krista Oehlke Posted September 5, 2013 The World Health Organization has called for continued investment in local and global research toward the advancement of universal health coverage. “World health report…

The Human Right to Water: Significance, Legal Status and Implications for Water Allocation Inga T. Winkler Hart Publishing (June 2012) ISBN: 9781849462839 376 pages $104.00 By HHR editorial assistant Krista Oehlke Inga T. Winkler’s new text on the right…

In a recent blog post, our colleagues at The O’Neill Institute for National and Global Health Law at Georgetown University report on a “new frontier” for the access to medicines movement, which follows the expanding prevalence of NCDs in…

By HHR editorial assistant Krista Oehlke Violence against women is a fundamental violation of human rights, and according to a recent WHO report, a “global health problem of epidemic proportions.” The landmark report, conducted in partnership with the…

By HHR editorial assistant Krista Oehlke The United Nations Human Rights Council adopted a resolution on access to medicines (A/HRC/23/L.10/Rev.1) on June 14. The resolution was adopted by 31 in favor, none against, and 16 abstentions, and follows…

Sharing event information from The Center for Reproductive Rights:  After four successful rounds, the Bulgarian Gender Research Foundation, together with the  Center for Reproductive Rights and the Network of East-West Women, and in cooperation with…