Category: Volume 15, Issue 1

Diya Uberoi and Maria de Bruyn Health and Human Rights 15/1 Published June 2013 Abstract States have a duty under international human rights law to protect people’s health. Nonetheless, while some health-related policies and laws protect basic human rights, others violate fundamental rights when they criminalize, prohibit, and restrict access to necessary health services. For example, laws and regulations related to protection of life from conception, contraception, actions of pregnant…

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Rick Rowden Health and Human Rights 15/1 Published June 2013 Abstract Today, there is an unmistakable shift in international consensus away from private health financing, including the use of user fees toward public financing mechanisms (notably tax financing), to achieve universal health coverage (UHC). This is, however, much the same as an earlier consensus reached at the WHO”s World Health Assembly at Alma-Ata in 1978. When considering the full circle…

Continue reading “The ghosts of user fees past: Exploring accountability for victims of a 30-year economic policy mistake”

Diya Uberoi and Maria de Bruyn Health and Human Rights 15/1 Published June 2013 Abstract States have a duty under international human rights law to protect people’s health. Nonetheless, while some health-related policies and laws protect basic human rights, others violate fundamental rights when they criminalize, prohibit, and restrict access to necessary health services. For example, laws and regulations related to protection of life from conception, contraception, actions of pregnant…

Continue reading “Abstract – Human rights versus legal control over women’s reproductive self-determination”

Rick Rowden Health and Human Rights 15/1 Published June 2013 Abstract Today, there is an unmistakable shift in international consensus away from private health financing, including the use of user fees toward public financing mechanisms (notably tax financing), to achieve universal health coverage (UHC). This is, however, much the same as an earlier consensus reached at the WHO”s World Health Assembly at Alma-Ata in 1978. When considering the full circle…

Continue reading “Abstract – The ghosts of user fees past: Exploring accountability for victims of a 30-year economic policy mistake”

Steven J. Hoffman and John-Arne Røttingen Health and Human Rights 15/1 Published June 2013 Abstract The costs of any proposal for new international law must be fully evaluated and compared with benefits and competing alternatives to ensure adoption will not create more problems than solutions. A systematic review of the research literature was conducted to categorize and assess limitations and unintended negative consequences associated with the proposed Framework Convention on…

Continue reading “Dark sides of the proposed Framework Convention on Global Health’s many virtues: A systematic review and critical analysis”

Martín Hevia, Carlos Herrera Vacaflor Health and Human Rights 15/1 Published June 2013 Abstract A Framework Convention on Global Health (FCGH) seeks to have a profound, effective, and broad impact: bringing access to health rights to the largest global community possible. One of the main issues the FCGH will address is how to make the right to health justiciable. An FCGH must articulate functional remedies for violations of the right…

Continue reading “Effective access to justice against state and non-state actors in the Framework Convention on Global Health: A proposal”

Martín Hevia, Carlos Herrera Vacaflor Health and Human Rights 15/1 Published June 2013 Abstract A Framework Convention on Global Health (FCGH) seeks to have a profound, effective, and broad impact: bringing access to health rights to the largest global community possible. One of the main issues the FCGH will address is how to make the right to health justiciable. An FCGH must articulate functional remedies for violations of the right…

Continue reading “Abstract – Effective access to justice against state and non-state actors in the Framework Convention on Global Health: A proposal”

Steven J. Hoffman and John-Arne Røttingen Health and Human Rights 15/1 Published June 2013 Abstract The costs of any proposal for new international law must be fully evaluated and compared with benefits and competing alternatives to ensure adoption will not create more problems than solutions. A systematic review of the research literature was conducted to categorize and assess limitations and unintended negative consequences associated with the proposed Framework Convention on…

Continue reading “Abstract – Dark sides of the proposed Framework Convention on Global Health’s many virtues: A systematic review and critical analysis”

Leigh Haynes, David Legge, Leslie London, David McCoy, David Sanders, Claudio Schuftan Health and Human Rights 15/1 Published June 2013 Abstract The idea of a Framework Convention for Global Health (FCGH), using the treaty-making powers of the World Health Organization (WHO), has been promoted as an opportunity to advance global health equity and the right to health. The idea has promise, but needs more thought regarding risks, obstacles, and strategies.…

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Mikhail Golichenko and Anya Sarang Health and Human Rights 15/1 Published June 2013 Abstract Background: Responding to problematic drug use in Russia, the government promotes a policy of “zero tolerance” for drug use and “social pressure” against people who use drugs (PWUD), rejecting effective drug treatment and harm reduction measures. Objective/Methods: In order to assess Russian drug policy against the UN Convention Against Torture and the International Covenant on Economic,…

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