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Sara L.M. Davis For decades, the International AIDS Conference has successfully convened a massive biannual meeting, bringing together a diverse community of scientists, researchers, activists and officials, as well as a smattering of celebrities. At…

Katherine R. Peeler and Scott H. Podolsky Aurelia had traveled more than 2,000 miles, mostly on foot, with her 7-year-old daughter, Heidy, to the Mexico-Arizona border from Guatemala. In her 24 years, Aurelia had endured a life of poverty, rape, and…

Katrina Perehudoff and Jennifer Sellin How do we guarantee access to COVID-19 vaccines and therapies, and secure health-related human rights for all? We’ve heard a string of promises in the race for new vaccines and therapies. European governments,…

Dainius Pūras I have no doubt that around the world we will soon be facing an increase in mental health issues in the wake COVID-19. The impact of the pandemic, and the measures taken to contain it, may well be long lasting on our mental well-being,…

Nirmalya Chaudhuri Various governments around the world have chosen to stifle freedom of speech and expression, especially that of health workers, in an attempt to tackle the COVID-19 pandemic. The tragic fate of Li Wenliang, the Chinese doctor who…

Prem Misir African American communities in the United States have always suffered health disparities compared to white Americans. COVID-19 impacts are continuing this pattern, and exposing human rights failings. The Washington Post reported that “…in…

Natalia Linos Countries across the globe have instituted radical measures in the fight against the novel coronavirus, COVID-19, to create physical distance: closing schools; shuttering shops and restaurants; asking families to barricade themselves…

Winnie Byanyima Winnie Byanyima answered these questions drafted by the UNAIDS Reference Group on HIV and Human Rights and posed by the Health and Human Rights Journal when she was a candidate for the position of Executive Director of UNAIDS HHRJ:…

Dainius Pūras – UN Special Rapporteur on the right to health Many of the problems in global health stem from power imbalances in the health workforce, and these can be traced back to medical education systems. There is an urgent need to overhaul…

Dainius Pūras We cannot effectively prevent suicide by increasing the use of prescription medicines. Instead, we need to acknowledge that emotional pain frequently comes from social problems, including being a victim of violence, discrimination, or…