Perspectives

Rajat Khosla*, Christina Zampas*, Joshua P. Vogel,  Meghan A. Bohren, Mindy Roseman, and Joanna N. Erdman Abstract International human rights bodies have played a critical role in codifying, setting standards, and monitoring human rights…

Deanna Davy Abstract Australia is a wealthy country; however, available evidence suggests that food security among Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander peoples has not yet been achieved. Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander peoples living in…

Martín Hevia and Daniela Schnidrig The right to health has many dimensions. On the one hand, it entails positive duties for states to protect the health of individuals. On the other, it encompasses patient decision making regarding personal health, an…

Corey Prachniak-Rincón and Jimena Villar de Onís Congratulations to Corey Prachniak-Rincón and Jimena Villar de Onís – this peer-reviewed full paper is a winner in the Harvard FXB Health and Human Rights Consortium Student Essay Competition…

Gillian MacNaughton Global Health, Human Rights and the Challenge of Neoliberal Policies, by Audrey Chapman, published by Cambridge University Press, 2016 In her latest book, Global Health, Human Rights and the Challenge of Neoliberal Policies,…

Ellie Feinglass, Nadja Gomes, and Vivek Maru   Abstract Despite expanding policy commitments in many poor countries, health care is often a failure at the point of delivery. Lack of information, poor enforcement, and power dynamics…

Beatriz Galli Power, Suffering, and the Struggle for Dignity, by Alicia Ely Yamin, Foreword by Paul Farmer, published by University of Pennsylvania Press, 2016 Alicia Ely Yamin’s book Power, Suffering, and the Struggle for Dignity is necessary…

Nada Amroussia, Isabel Goicolea, and Alison Hernandez Abstract Although Tunisia is regarded as a pioneer in the Middle East and North Africa in terms of women’s status and rights, including sexual and reproductive health and rights, evidence points…

Alexandra Müller Abstract The framework of health and human rights provides for a comprehensive theoretical and practical application of general human rights principles in health care contexts that include the well-being of patients, providers, and…

Alia Januwalla Congratulations to Alia Januwalla – this essay is a winner in the Harvard FXB Health and Human Rights Consortium Student Essay Competition 2016. Alia Januwalla, MPH, is a student of Health Promotion at the Dalla Lana School of…