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Notes on the rights of a poor woman in a poor country

Tarek Meguid   Health and Human Rights 10/1 Published June 2008  It is possible to adapt to a given situation precisely because you have got to live it, and you have got to live it every day. But adapting does not mean that you…

Abstract - Health and human rights in practice: From the editors

Evan Lyon and Vivek Maru Health and Human Rights 10/1 Published June 2008 Health and Human Rights is especially concerned, as Paul Farmer states in his introductory essay on “challenging orthodoxies,” with “human rights in the doing.” The…

Health and human rights in practice: From the editors

Health and Human Rights 10/1 Published June 2008 Health and Human Rights is especially concerned, as Paul Farmer states in his introductory essay on “challenging orthodoxies,” with “human rights in the doing.” The “Practice” section of this journal…

Will we take suffering seriously? Reflections on what applying a human rights framework to health means and why we should care1 Alicia Ely Yamin Health and Human Rights 10/1 Published June 2008 Abstract Since this journal was first…