Uganda’s draft HIV/AIDS bill alarms human rights community
Ugandan legislators recently released the latest version of a controversial HIV/AIDS bill that “promotes dangerous and discredited approaches to the …Continue Reading
Tag Archives: human rights
Maximizing Benefits: A Rights-Based Approach to Health
[Editor's note: This is a guest post written by Sarah Mi Ra Dougherty.] In a recent opinion piece in the …Continue Reading
Media, Money, and Human Rights
In the struggle for global health funding — with some pitting AIDS against other diseases — we should remember a …Continue Reading
South Africa’s Constitutional Court makes final decision in access to water case
Access to an adequate amount of clean water is an integral part of maintaining good health. Unfortunately for the residents …Continue Reading
Obama Ends Ban Restricting Entry of HIV-Positive Travelers and Immigrants into the US
A human rights victory emerged from the White House last week when President Obama announced that he would end the …Continue Reading
Two Libyan Prisoners, Two Paradoxical Fates
The recent humanitarian release of Libyan citizen Abdalbaset al-Megrahi from prison in Greenock, Scotland, because of his poor health, and …Continue Reading
Beyond the Market: Health Care as a Civil or Human Right?
[Editor's note: This article is cross-posted from Human Rights Now, the blog of Amnesty International USA.] A dramatic disconnect between …Continue Reading
A Response to Amon et al.
[Editor's note: The following is a Letter to the Editors of Health and Human Rights: An International Journal from Andrea …Continue Reading