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News to 20 February 2026 Stay up-to-date: join our email list now WHO Human Rights Unit shut down The World Health Organization’s Policy, Law and Human Rights Unit was shut down this week with its leaders, Natalie Drew Bold and Michelle…

News to 13 February 2026 Stay up-to-date: join our email list now Human Rights Office launches $400 million appeal The UN Human Rights office has launched an appeal for US $400 million to respond to crises and defend human rights worldwide. UN…

Stay up-to-date: join our email list now UK activists oppose Palantir’s access to NHS data  National Health Service (NHS) England is facing pressure from the UK Government to use a Palintir data platform but researchers and activists are…

News to 30 January 2026 Stay up-to-date: join our email list now A public health response to ICE violence  Health and Human Rights editor-in-chief Joseph J. Amon is calling on the public health community to adopt a disaster…

News to 24 January 2026 Stay up-to-date: join our email list now United States leaves WHO without paying bills On Thursday, 22 January, as the United States exited the World Health Organization (WHO) the US State Department announced it would…

News to 17 January 2026 Stay up-to-date: join our email list now United States withdraws from 66 international organizations President Trump has announced plans to withdraw the United States from 66 international organizations, including the…

Week ending 20 December 2025 Stay up-to-date: join our email list now Director’s departure attracts global protest The Dean of the Harvard Chan School of Public Health has announced that the François-Xavier Bagnoud (FXB) Center for Health…

Week ending 6 December 2025 Stay up-to-date: join our email list now Gaza ceasefire at risk as Israel continues to violate peace UN experts, including Special Rapporteur on the right to health, Tlaleng Mofokeng, condemned Israel’s…

Week ending 18 November 2025 Stay up-to-date: join our email list now US snubs UN review of its human rights record The United States has refused to participate in its scheduled Universal Periodic Review (UPR), an act that has been censured by…

Week ending 8 November 2025 Stay up-to-date: join our email list now Global health, human rights, and car crashes At this week’s American Public Health Association annual meeting, Health and Human Rights Editor in Chief Joseph Amon drew…