Category: Volume 13, Number 2

Children’s socio-economic rights, democracy and the courts. Aoife Nolan. Hart Publishing, 2011. ISBN 978-1841137698 (hardcover). 336 pages. $110. Aoife Nolan addresses a crucial and underdeveloped topic in the literature of human rights law: the socio-economic rights of children. Her analysis focuses on the role of the courts in securing and safeguarding these constitutional rights, arguing that judicial activity in these situations is justifiable because of the positive obligations to children…

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Emmanuel Kabengele Mpinga, Henk Verloo, Leslie London, and Philippe Chastonay Abstract Background Over the past decades, the health and human rights movement has become a public health actor that cannot and should not be ignored when defining public health policies. Little has been published about the scientific contribution of the movement, be it in terms of volume, topics, content, diffusion channels, production, or target sites. Objective This article aims to…

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Emmanuel Kabengele Mpinga, Henk Verloo, Leslie London, and Philippe Chastonay Health and Human Rights 13/2 Published December 2011 Abstract Background Over the past decades, the health and human rights movement has become a public health actor that cannot and should not be ignored when defining public health policies. Little has been published about the scientific contribution of the movement, be it in terms of volume, topics, content, diffusion channels, production,…

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Mutamad Amin, Malcolm MacLachlan, Hasheem Mannan, Shahla El Tayeb, Amani El Khatim, Leslie Swartz, Alister Munthali, Gert Van Rooy, Joanne McVeigh, Arne Eide, and Marguerite Schneider Health and Human Rights 13/2 Published December 2011 Abstract Ensuring that health policies uphold core concepts of human rights and are inclusive of vulnerable groups are imperative aspects of providing equity in health care, and of realizing the United Nations’ call for Health for…

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Mutamad Amin, Malcolm MacLachlan, Hasheem Mannan, Shahla El Tayeb, Amani El Khatim, Leslie Swartz, Alister Munthali, Gert Van Rooy, Joanne McVeigh, Arne Eide, and Marguerite Schneider Health and Human Rights 13/2 Published December 2011 Abstract Ensuring that health policies uphold core concepts of human rights and are inclusive of vulnerable groups are imperative aspects of providing equity in health care, and of realizing the United Nations’ call for Health for…

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Medea Gegia, Iagor Kalandadze, Mikheil Madzgharashvili, and Jennifer Furin Health and Human Rights 13/2 Published December 2011 Abstract Tuberculosis (TB) is one of the leading infectious killers of adults globally. Incarcerated individuals represent a vulnerable population when it comes to TB exposure, development of disease, and poor treatment outcomes. The TB pandemic in prisons is a serious human rights issue, and multiple global organizations have called for human rights-based strategies…

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Medea Gegia, Iagor Kalandadze, Mikheil Madzgharashvili, and Jennifer Furin Health and Human Rights 13/2 Published December 2011 Abstract Tuberculosis (TB) is one of the leading infectious killers of adults globally. Incarcerated individuals represent a vulnerable population when it comes to TB exposure, development of disease, and poor treatment outcomes. The TB pandemic in prisons is a serious human rights issue, and multiple global organizations have called for human rights-based strategies…

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Greg  Jonsson, Jennifer Furin, Fatema Jeenah, M.Y. Moosa, Reshmi Sivepersad, Fran Kalafatis, and Janine Schoeman Health and Human Rights 13/2 Published December 2011 Abstract HIV is the leading infectious killer of adults in the world today and a majority of persons with HIV live in southern Africa. Mental illness is common among patients with HIV. Persons with HIV and mental illness, however, are often denied access to HIV treatment for…

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Greg  Jonsson, Jennifer Furin, Fatema Jeenah, M.Y. Moosa, Reshmi Sivepersad, Fran Kalafatis, and Janine Schoeman Health and Human Rights 13/2 Published December 2011 Abstract HIV is the leading infectious killer of adults in the world today and a majority of persons with HIV live in southern Africa. Mental illness is common among patients with HIV. Persons with HIV and mental illness, however, are often denied access to HIV treatment for…

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Cate Buchanan Health and Human Rights 13/2 Published December 2011 Abstract The health and human rights implications of violently acquired impairments (VAI), specifically gun-related injuries and trauma resulting in disability, represent an overlooked public policy concern. For several decades, detailed attention has been committed to better understanding of the international arms trade and its consequences. A discursive shift in the last decade from “small arms control” as the core objective…

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