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Agnes Binagwaho, Mawuena Agbonyitor, Aimable Mwananawe, Placidie Mugwaneza, Alexander Irwin, and Corine Karema Health and Human Rights 12/2 Published December 2010 Abstract How governments should address sex work is a topic of current debate in Rwanda…

Ronald E. Osborn Health and Human Rights 12/2 Published December 2010 Abstract Les Mêmes Droits Pour Tous (MDT) is a human rights NGO in Guinea, West Africa that focuses on the rights of prisoners in Maison Centrale, the country’s largest prison located…

Kimberly A. Cullen and Louise C. Ivers Health and Human Rights 12/2 Published December 2010 Abstract Months after a 7.0 magnitude earthquake hit Port-au-Prince, Haiti, over one million remain homeless and living in spontaneous internally displaced person…

Paula Braveman Health and Human Rights 12/2 Published December 2010 Abstract The fields of health equity and human rights have different languages, perspectives, and tools for action, yet they share several foundational concepts. This paper explores…

Audrey R. Chapman Health and Human Rights 12/2 Published December 2010 Abstract This article explores the benefits of a rights-based approach to health according greater attention to the social determinants of health, health equity, and the power…

Sridhar Venkatapuram, Ruth Bell, and Michael Marmot Health and Human Rights 12/2 Published December 2010 Abstract The article examines the convergences and contrasts between social epidemiology, social medicine, and human rights approaches toward…