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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…

Abstract – Will we take suffering seriously? Reflections on what applying a human rights framework to health means and why we should care1 Alicia Ely Yamin Abstract Since this journal was first published, rights-based approaches to health…

Alicia Ely Yamin This year, which marks the 60th anniversary of the Universal Declaration of Human Rights (UDHR), is a fitting time to take stock of how far the human rights movement has come and of the challenges that lie ahead. Human rights is now…

This year, which marks the 60th anniversary of the Universal Declaration of Human Rights (UDHR), is a fitting time to take stock of how far the human rights movement has come and of the challenges that lie ahead. Human rights is now the dominant language…

Gavin Yamey Abstract Most biomedical journals charge readers a hefty access toll to read the full text version of a published research article.  These tolls bring enormous profits to the traditional corporate publishing industry, but they make…

Gavin Yamey Abstract Most biomedical journals charge readers a hefty access toll to read the full text version of a published research article.  These tolls bring enormous profits to the traditional corporate publishing industry, but they make…

Paul Farmer Abstract Two decades of work delivering health care in poor communities provide a standpoint from which to challenge conventional doctrines in human rights and public health. These orthodoxies include the priority often assigned to…

Paul Farmer Abstract Two decades of work delivering health care in poor communities provide a standpoint from which to challenge conventional doctrines in human rights and public health. These orthodoxies include the priority often assigned to…

Paul Farmer, Alexander Irwin, Evan Lyon, Vivek Maru, Alicia Ely Yamin This issue of Health and Human Rights opens a new chapter in the life of the journal. Volume 10, Issue 1, is the first to appear under Paul Farmer’s editorship and the first to be…

This issue of Health and Human Rights opens a new chapter in the life of the journal. Volume 10, Issue 1, is the first to appear under Paul Farmer’s editorship and the first to be published in an open access online format. The François-Xavier Bagnoud…