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AlertNet reports that even amid government pledges to allow for easier access to food relief in areas of conflict around Sudan’s border states, aid groups believe these populations are still in danger of famine. The proposal was first suggested by a…

The European Parliament’s rejection of the Anti-Counterfeiting Trade Agreement (ACTA) has been lauded as a positive move towards “ensuring continued access to affordable and essential drugs and medication essential for the fulfillment of the right to…

George J. Annas Oxford University Press (June 2011) ISBN 9780199840717 335 pages $24.95 Available at Amazon.com In Worst Case Bioethics: Death, Disaster, and Public Health, George Annas examines bioethics and ensuing policy through responses to the…

By Kathy Wang On June 28, the US Supreme Court upheld the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act (PPACA), including one of its most controversial provisions: the individual mandate. Starting in 2014, most Americans will be obliged to have health…

Human Rights Watch (HRW) is calling for Libya’s electoral candidates to discuss their attitudes and plans to address the country’s widespread use of illegal detention and torture. HRW investigations have revealed that people who are officially detained…

The AP recently reported that activists from more than 50 civil service organizations are lobbying the Ugandan Supreme Court to declare maternal mortality a violation of women’s rights. These organizations are receiving strong support from Ugandan women…

June 26 marks the International Day in Support of Victims of Torture, a time to reflect on the victims and survivors of torture and support those campaigns working to end it. This is especially relevant in the health care field, where there has been a…

Paul Farmer, editor-in-chief of Health and Human Rights and founding director of Partners in Health, delivered the principal commencement address at the College of the Holy Cross on May 25. In his speech, centered on a personal anecdote he dubbed “The…

By Heather Adams, Fellow, FXB Center for Health and Human Rights In 2012, 1 in 88 children and 1 in 54 boys in the United States will be diagnosed with autism, a figure that exceeds the number of children who will be diagnosed with AIDS, diabetes, and…

As an undergraduate with limited knowledge of health and human rights issues, I joined the FXB Center as a summer intern out of a curiosity to better understand this topic. Attending the FXB Center’s Intensive Course on Health and Human Rights: Concepts,…