Blogs
DNA For Sale: The Human Rights Crisis in the 23andMe Bankruptcy
Kaori Kawaguchi and Moon Hwan Lee
The auction of identity
This month, a federal judge in Missouri may authorize the sale of one of the most sensitive genetic archives ever assembled. Through the bankruptcy process of 23andMe, corporate bidders have…
Building Rights-Based Implementation After the Pandemic Agreement
Neiloy R. Sircar, Safura Abdool Karim, Roojin Habibi, and Benjamin Mason Meier
On May 20, 2025, the World Health Assembly adopted the Pandemic Agreement. Together, with the 2024 amendments to the International Health Regulations (IHR), these twin…
A Doctor’s Resistance in Gaza: Academic Action
Abdulwhhab Abu Alamrain and Bilal Irfan
In January 2024, I (AA) received the headless body of my cousin, Islam Abo Riala, while I was on duty at Al-Aqsa Martyrs’ Hosopital. He was a volunteer ambulance officer with the Palestinian Red Crescent…
From Forced Sterilization to Fertility Technology: Addressing Medical Mistrust in Puerto Rico
21 April 2025
Isabella Long
Assisted Reproductive Technology (ART) aided in 2% (74,926) of births in the United States in 2018, but in Puerto Rico (a territory of the United States) it assisted in only 0.4% (84) of births. At the same time,…
A Breath of Fresh Air: Indian Supreme Court Declares Protection from Climate Change a Fundamental Right
20 April 2025
Parth Chhapolia
In an era when the climate crisis poses existential challenges, the Indian Supreme Court’s landmark ruling in M.K. Ranjitsinh & Ors. v. Union of India & Ors. (2024) signifies a pivotal constitutional…
Persecuted at Home, Harassed Across Borders: Denial of LGBTQ+ Refugee Rights
09 April 2025
Wazida Rahman and Manvitha Bangalore Shekar
LGBTQ+ refugees and asylum seekers persistently confront profound challenges due to systemic legal disparities between countries, ranging from partial recognition of their identities and…
India’s Planned Project Described as Ecocide
19 February 2025
Varun Raj Wahane and Azma Khan
The rights to health, nutrition, and shelter of some Indigenous tribes in the Indian controlled territory of the Andaman and Nicobar Islands are being threatened by the Indian government’s…
UN Advises Against Institutional Conscientious Objection to Abortion
2 February 2025
Dana Repka
The United Nations Human Rights Council’s Working Group on Discrimination against Women and Girls has released a guiding document on key considerations for conscientious objection to abortion, explicitly recommending that…
Preparing for Human Rights Challenges in Global Health
Benjamin Mason Meier, Neha Saggi, and Padmini Murthy The 2024 US election campaign offered divergent approaches to US leadership in global health, with former President Trump campaigning on a platform that would undermine human rights, reject public…
European Court upholds Criminalization of Sex Work not Workers’ Rights
The ECtHR has upheld France’s law criminalizing the purchase of sexual services, even between consenting adults, which threatens sex workers’ rights across Europe.
