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Patrick Eba Many commentators in the 1980s dismissed the African Charter on Human and Peoples’ Rights (African Charter) as “a false dawn for the promotion and protection of human rights in Africa”.[1] This pessimism arose from the African Charter’s…

Table of Contents Issue 19.2 features two special sections: Romani People and the Right to Health, and HIV and Human Rights Special Section on Romani People and the Right to Health in collaboration with the FXB Center for Health and…

Luisa Cabal and Patrick Eba The first special issue on HIV and human rights published by this journal in 1998 highlighted emerging concerns that structural, legal, and social barriers were at the core of vulnerability to HIV.[1] It called attention to…

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…

Michel Sidibé The HIV epidemic and response are at a critical juncture. Our advances against the epidemic have been impressive, with unprecedented numbers of people accessing antiretroviral treatment, especially in low- and middle-income countries,…

Lise Foisneau Abstract In France, gens du voyage (“people who travel” or “travellers”) is a term used by the government to categorize various itinerant populations, the majority of which are diverse Romani groups. People categorized as gens du…