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Thematic and mission reports prepared by UN Special Rapporteurs on the right of everyone to the enjoyment of the highest attainable standard of physical and mental health Tlaleng Mofokeng, August 2020-present Thematic reports Health and care…

Claire Bowley, Ann-Mason Furmage, Kanchan Marcus, and Stephanie D. Short Abstract Persons with disabilities are vulnerable to rights violations when accessing health care, including allied health care. However, the commitment of allied health…

Melanie Edmunds Abstract Australians with severe mental illness experience inequitably high rates of physical illness and shortened life expectancy compared to the general population. A social analysis of this phenomenon incorporating a precis of…

Jacqueline Bhabha, Margareta Matache, and Teresa Sorde Marti As we finalize this special section on Romani People and the Right to Health, a landmark ruling on Roma health rights has just been handed down by the European Committee of Social Rights. On…

Kristefer Stojanovski, Alaka Holla, Ilir Hoxha, Elizabeth Howell, and Teresa Janevic Abstract The conflict in Kosovo created mass displacement and a fractured health system. Roma, Ashkali, and Balkan Egyptian communities are particularly vulnerable…

Lucía Berro Pizzarossa and Katrina Perehudoff Abstract General Comment No. 22, issued in 2016 by the Committee on Economic, Social and Cultural Rights (CESCR), clarifies states’ legal duties to respect, protect, and fulfill the right to sexual and…