Abstract – No shelter from the storm: Reclaiming the right to housing and protecting the health of vulnerable communities in post-Katrina New Orleans

Tiffany M. Gardner, Alec Irwin, and Curtis W. Peterson Health and Human Rights 11/2 Published December 2009 Abstract This article explores human rights- and health-related aspects of the rebuilding process in New Orleans, Louisiana, USA, following the August 2005 assault of Hurricane Katrina. We look at the health and social impacts of post-Katrina redevelopment policies on New Orleans’ poor black communities. We describe systematic violations of poor black residents’ human…

No shelter from the storm: Reclaiming the right to housing and protecting the health of vulnerable communities in post-Katrina New Orleans

Tiffany M. Gardner, Alec Irwin, and Curtis W. Peterson Health and Human Rights 11/2 Published December 2009 Abstract This article explores human rights- and health-related aspects of the rebuilding process in New Orleans, Louisiana, USA, following the August 2005 assault of Hurricane Katrina. We look at the health and social impacts of post-Katrina redevelopment policies on New Orleans’ poor black communities. We describe systematic violations of poor black residents’ human…

Abstract – HIV screening and care for immigration detainees

Homer D. Venters, Jennifer McNeely, and Allen S. Keller Health and Human Rights 11/2 Published December 2009 Abstract The detention of immigrants in the United States is a rapidly expanding endeavor with serious health consequences for the detainees. This detainee population represents non-criminal immigrants who are detained because of a visa violation or other immigration issue but who are not charged with any crime and do not enter the criminal…

HIV screening and care for immigration detainees

Homer D. Venters, Jennifer McNeely, and Allen S. Keller Health and Human Rights 11/2 Published December 2009 Abstract The detention of immigrants in the United States is a rapidly expanding endeavor with serious health consequences for the detainees. This detainee population represents non-criminal immigrants who are detained because of a visa violation or other immigration issue but who are not charged with any crime and do not enter the criminal…

Abstract – Reproductive rights violations reported by Mexican women with HIV

Tamil Kendall Health and Human Rights 11/2 Published December 2009 Abstract Demand for reproductive health services by people with HIV is increasing, as is the urgency of protecting and promoting their reproductive rights. The reproductive rights of Mexicans with HIV are formally protected by the constitution and by health and anti-discrimination legislation, as well as by international conventions. However, the reproductive rights of women with HIV continue to be violated…

Reproductive rights violations reported by Mexican women with HIV

Tamil Kendall Health and Human Rights 11/2 Published December 2009 Abstract Demand for reproductive health services by people with HIV is increasing, as is the urgency of protecting and promoting their reproductive rights. The reproductive rights of Mexicans with HIV are formally protected by the constitution and by health and anti-discrimination legislation, as well as by international conventions. However, the reproductive rights of women with HIV continue to be violated…

Abstract – Kenya’s cash transfer program: Protecting the health and human rights of orphans and vulnerable children

John H. Bryant Health and Human Rights 11/2 Published December 2009 Abstract In Kenya, as in other countries of sub-Saharan Africa heavily burdened by HIV/AIDS, orphans and vulnerable children (OVC) face poverty and despair. There is an urgent need to provide a comprehensive response that supports families and communities in their efforts to care for children and safeguard their rights. The government of Kenya has established a cash transfer program…

Kenya’s cash transfer program: Protecting the health and human rights of orphans and vulnerable children

John H. Bryant Health and Human Rights 11/2 Published December 2009 Abstract In Kenya, as in other countries of sub-Saharan Africa heavily burdened by HIV/AIDS, orphans and vulnerable children (OVC) face poverty and despair. There is an urgent need to provide a comprehensive response that supports families and communities in their efforts to care for children and safeguard their rights. The government of Kenya has established a cash transfer program…

Abstract – Untangling equality and non-discrimination to promote the right to health care for all

Gillian MacNaughton Health and Human Rights 11/2 Published December 2009 Abstract Equality and non-discrimination are core principles in international human rights law, and all members of the United Nations have legal obligations to promote these principles. Although widely adopted into law, interpretations of the rights to equality and non-discrimination, as well as their relationship to each other, vary considerably across jurisdictions. At the international level, there are separate provisions on…

Untangling equality and non-discrimination to promote the right to health care for all

Gillian MacNaughton Health and Human Rights 11/2 Published December 2009 Abstract Equality and non-discrimination are core principles in international human rights law, and all members of the United Nations have legal obligations to promote these principles. Although widely adopted into law, interpretations of the rights to equality and non-discrimination, as well as their relationship to each other, vary considerably across jurisdictions. At the international level, there are separate provisions on…