Issues – Page 30 – Health and Human Rights Journal

Underreporting of Violence to Police among Women Sex Workers in Canada: Amplified Inequities for Im/migrant and In-Call Workers Prior to and Following End-Demand Legislation

December 08, 2020

Volume 22/2, December 2020, pp 257 – 270 PDF Bronwyn McBride, Kate Shannon, Brittany Bingham, Melissa Braschel, Steffanie Strathdee, and Shira M. Goldenberg Abstract Sex workers globally face high levels of violence. In Canada,…

Community Mobilization to Promote and Protect the Sexual and Reproductive Rights of Women Living with HIV in Latin America

December 08, 2020

Volume 22/2, December 2020, pp. 213 – 226 PDF Tamil Kendall, Jimena Avalos Capin, Nazneen Damji, and Eugenia Lopez Uribe Abstract Between 2009 and 2014, the International Community of Women Living with HIV in Latin America and the…

Identifying Strategies to Advance Health Equity through Action on Social Determinants of Health and Human Rights for Street-Connected Children and Youth in Kenya

December 08, 2020

Volume 22/2, December 2020, pp 177 – 197 PDF Lonnie Embleton, Pooja Shah, Allison Amin Gayapersad, Reuben Kiptui, David Ayuku, and Paula Braitstein Abstract Despite the fact that street-connected children and youth (SCY) in low- and…

Assessing a Human Rights-Based Approach to HIV Testing and Partner Notification in Kenya: A Qualitative Study to Examine How Kenya’s Policies and Practices Implement a Rights-Based Approach to Health

December 07, 2020

Volume 22/2, December 2020, pp 167 – 176 PDF Neiloy R. Sircar and Allan A. Maleche Abstract Kenya encourages HIV testing and notification services, especially for key and affected populations (KAP), in order to identify persons living…

Intimate Partner Violence, Human Rights Violations, and HIV among Women in Nairobi, Kenya

December 07, 2020

Volume 22/2, December 2020, pp 155 – 166 PDF Courtney Andrews, Tina Kempin Reuter, Lauren Marsh, Judith M. Velazquez, Walter Jaoko, and Pauline Folly Abstract This study presents qualitative results from a mixed-method investigation…

Toward Human Rights-Consistent Responses to Health Emergencies: What Is the Overlap between Core Right to Health Obligations and Core International Health Regulation Capacities?

December 07, 2020

Volume 22/2, December 2020, pp 99 -112 PDF Brigit Toebes, Lisa Forman, and Giulio Bartolini Abstract COVID-19 has highlighted the responsibilities of states under the International Health Regulations (IHR), as well as state accountability in…