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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…

Alicia Ely Yamin Health and Human Rights 11/1 Published June 2009   Being included in the society in which one lives is vital to the material, psychosocial, and political empowerment that underpins social well-being and equitable health. . . . Any…

Health and Human Rights 11/1 Published June 2009   Anand Grover was recently appointed by the UN Human Rights Council as Special Rapporteur on the right of everyone to the enjoyment of the highest attainable standard of physical and mental health.…

Tiffany M. Gardner, Alec Irwin, and Curtis W. Peterson Health and Human Rights 11/2 Published December 2009 Abstract This article explores human rights- and health-related aspects of the rebuilding process in New Orleans, Louisiana, USA, following the…

Homer D. Venters, Jennifer McNeely, and Allen S. Keller Health and Human Rights 11/2 Published December 2009 Abstract The detention of immigrants in the United States is a rapidly expanding endeavor with serious health consequences for the detainees.…

Gillian MacNaughton Health and Human Rights 11/2 Published December 2009 Abstract Equality and non-discrimination are core principles in international human rights law, and all members of the United Nations have legal obligations to promote these…