Elizabeth D. Gibbons Health and Human Rights 2014, 16/1 Abstract Frequently forgotten in the global discussions and agreements on climate change are children and young people, who both disproportionately suffer the consequences of a rapidly changing climate, yet also offer innovative solutions to reduce greenhouse gas emissions (climate change mitigation) and adapt to climate change. Existing evidence is presented of the disproportionately harmful impact of climate-induced changes in precipitation and…
MDG4 Lessons Could Save More Children’s Lives After 2015
By Carmel Williams, Executive Editor, Health and Human Rights Journal If human rights-based approaches to child health had informed the Millennium Development Goal addressing child survival, the already impressive reduction in child mortality since 1990 could have been even greater. Elisa Diaz-Martinez and Elizabeth Gibbons argue that the narrow framing of MDG4 created a rupture from the previous 25 years’ worth of global endeavors to advance child survival in tandem…
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In Their Court: Litigation Against the United Nations as a Last Resort for Haitian Cholera Victims
By Adam Houston Published June 18, 2014 In 2014, the United Nations Stabilization Mission in Haiti (MINUSTAH) — the latest and longest-lived of a series of UN peacekeeping missions to the country since 1993 — will mark its tenth anniversary. Unfortunately, MINUSTAH’s most lasting legacy in Haiti may prove to be the ongoing threat of cholera. Previously unknown in Haiti for at least a century, the disease was introduced to the…
Abstract – Daoud
Depressive Symptoms Among Arab Bedouin Women Whose Houses are Under Threat of Demolition in Southern Israel: A Right to Housing Issue Housing is a fundamental human right and a social determinant of health. According to international law, indigenous peoples are entitled to special housing and health rights and protections. In Israel, land disputes between the government and Arab Bedouins, an indigenous minority, have resulted in ongoing demolitions of Arab Bedouin…
Abstract – McAllister
Women, E-Waste, and Technological Solutions to Climate Change In this paper, we argue that a crossover class of climate change solutions (which we term “technological solutions”) may disproportionately and adversely impact some populations over others. We begin by situating our discussion in the wider climate discourse, particularly with regard to the Millennium Development Goals (MDGs) and the Basel Convention. We then suggest that many of the most attractive technological solutions…
Abstract – Glowa-Kollisch
Data-Driven Human Rights: Using the Electronic Health Record to Promote Human Rights in Jail The electronic health record (EHR) is a commonplace innovation designed to promote efficiency, quality and continuity of health services. In the New York City jail system, we implemented an EHR across 12 jails between 2008 and 2011. During the same time, our work increasingly focused on the importance of human rights as an essential element to…
Abstract – Davis
Human Rights and the Global Fund to Fight AIDS, Tuberculosis, and Malaria In recent years, multilateral and bilateral donors have begun engaging more actively in assessment and management of human rights risks that can either impact, or unintentionally result from, aid investments. In 2012, the Global Fund committed to a four-year strategy which includes protecting and promoting human rights as one of its strategic objectives. This ambitious commitment placed the…
Abstract – Chapman
The Impact of Reliance on Private Sector Health Services on the Right to Health A human rights approach is predicated on the responsibility of states to design health systems and implement health policies that are consistent with human rights requirements. However, in the contemporary health landscape, health services are increasingly delivered through private health sector institutions, and governments often lack direct control over some or many components of the health…
Abstract – Sheffield
Emerging Roles of Health Care Providers to Mitigate Climate Change Impacts: A Perspective from East Harlem, New York Professional associations of health care workers are issuing policy statements on climate change and health with greater frequency, calling on their members to act in their duty to protect and fulfill the right to health. These health care providers’ perceptions of their roles in the intersection of climate and health, however, have…
Abstract – Burton and Stretesky
Wrong Side of the Tracks: The Neglected Human Costs of Transporting Oil and Gas The connection between human rights and climate change is most evident when examining carbon dioxide emissions that result from burning fossil fuels (e.g., sea level rise and displaced coastal cultures). However, the transport of fossil fuels also has human rights implications for human rights and climate change. This research focuses on the health and safety risks…