Perspectives

Steven H. Miles Published January 22, 2014 Physicians are integral to the modern infliction of torture. They help regimes devise and implement means of torture that minimize scars that serve as evidence. They help keep prisoners alive who are not…

Oleg Kucheryavenko, Kirill Guskov, Michael Walker Published December 18, 2013  In June 2013, President Vladimir Putin signed into law a measure that we argue stigmatizes gay people. The legislation introduces fines of up to 5,000 rubles (US…

Published November 5, 2013  Dear Editor, We are writing to support the claim made by Mpinga et al. in their article Traditional/alternative medicines and the right to health: Key elements for a Convention on Global Health. In their discussion…

Agnes Binagwaho Published August 29, 2013  Background In every society, vulnerable persons can be disproportionately marginalized, unable to reap the benefits of services that are theoretically provided to the general public. Just as…

Benjamin Mason Meier, Paul Henry Brodish, and Meri Koivusalo From June 10-14, the World Health Organization (WHO) and Finland’s Ministry of Social Affairs and Health will host the Eighth Global Conference on Health Promotion in Helsinki, Finland.1 The…

Pamela J. Surkan, Luke C. Mullany, Namrita S. Singh, Chris Beyrer Abstract We propose that human rights indicators related to women’s health be developed. First, we present two published examples from Burma and Afghanistan that illustrate how specific…