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Kate Gilmore, Luis Mora, Alfonso Barragues, and Ida Krogh Mikkelsen Health and Human Rights 17/2 Published December 10, 2015 Abstract This paper argues that the Universal Periodic Review (UPR) of the United Nations Human Rights Council can be a…

Maya Unnithan Health and Human Rights 17/2 Published December 10, 2015 Abstract The impact of human rights interventions on health outcomes is complex, multiple, and difficult to ascertain in the conventional sense of cause and effect. Existing…

Rebekah Thomas, Shyama Kuruvilla, Rachael Hinton, Steven L. B. Jensen, Veronica Magar, and Flavia Bustreo Health and Human Rights 17/2 Published December 10, 2015 Abstract Global momentum around women’s, children’s, and adolescents’ health,…

TPPA protests in Auckland, New Zealand (photo courtesy of Rhys Jones) Alexia Fourage Climate change threatens the right to health. According to the World Health Organization, climate change is already responsible for approximately 150,000…

COP21 begins November 30th Alison Blaiklock After five days of slow, intense and often rocky negotiations in Bonn, a draft text was finally agreed. This text will form the basis of the Conference of Parties (COP21) negotiations at the UN Climate…

Cycling in New Zealand would reduce GHG emissions and promote health (image credit Sam Saunders) Gay Keating Human rights are universal, and greenhouse gasses (ghg) and climate change are global. However, most of the changes needed to reduce ghg…