Report Addresses Maternal Mortality Rates in Peru
A recent report by Physicians for Human Rights (PHR), entitled Deadly Delays: Maternal Mortality in Peru, A Rights-Based Approach to …Continue Reading
Women’s Health Neglected in U.S. Immigration Detention
Immigration detainees held under the custody of the U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) are being denied the proper medical …Continue Reading
Brazil: Clash of Church, Law over Abortion Performed on Young Rape Victim
It may be hard to imagine a 9-year-old, all of 79 pounds and four feet tall, 15 weeks pregnant with …Continue Reading
U.N. Drug Policy: The Harm Reduction Debate
The controversial term “harm reduction” defines a public health approach that aims to mitigate the damaging effects of illegal drug …Continue Reading
Ukraine Takes the Lead in Fighting an HIV Epidemic Among MSM
In Ukraine, only 158 men who have sex with men (MSM) have registered officially as living with HIV since the …Continue Reading
Worsening Food Crisis in North Korea
You can see it in the stunted growth of North Korean children and in the quarter of the country’s potential …Continue Reading
Forcibly Sterilized Woman Sues Chilean Government
Imagine waking up after giving birth to your first child, to discover that, despite plans for a large family, you …Continue Reading
Rights Needed for Hong Kong Sex Workers
A recent article on China’s “one country, two systems” policy reports on its sociopolitical implications for Hong Kong’s female migrant …Continue Reading
