Perspectives
Letter to the Editor Response: On the Heterogeneity and Politics of the Judicialization of Health in Brazil
João Biehl, Mariana P. Socal, Joseph J. Amon
In response to our article, “The Judicialization of Health and the Quest for State Accountability,” in which we examine a systematic sample of 1,262 lawsuits seeking access to medicines in the…
Letter to the Editor: Moving the Debate Forward in Right to Health Litigation
Octavio Luiz Motta Ferraz
The debate on the judicialization of social and economic rights in general, and the right to health in particular, has been beset by polarization between pro- and anti-judicialization supporters and lack of empirical data to…
Europe’s Shifting Response to HIV/AIDS: From Human Rights to Risk Management
Julia Smith
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Despite a history of championing HIV/AIDS as a human rights issue, and a rhetorical commitment to health as a human right, European states and institutions have shifted from a rights-based response to a risk management approach…
HIV, Hepatitis C, TB, Harm Reduction, and Persons Deprived of Liberty: What Standards Does International Human Rights Law Establish?
Gen Sander and Rick Lines
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HIV, hepatitis C virus (HCV), and TB in prisons and other places of detention are serious public health concerns, with prevalence and incidence considerably higher than in the general community because…
International Human Rights and the Mistreatment of Women during Childbirth
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…
Australia’s Efforts to Improve Food Security for Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Peoples
Deanna Davy
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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…
Terminal Patients and the Right to Refuse Medical Treatment in Argentina
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…
HIV and the Right to Health in Colombia
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…
Book Review: Advancing Global Health and Human Rights in the Neoliberal Era
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,…