[humanrights-health] Call for registrations for 'Health and Human Rights' e-learning course (10 April-21 May 2013)

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Dear Colleagues, HREA and the Human Rights Centre of the UN-mandated University for Peace are issuing a final call for applications for the short certificate course on Health and

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<h1>[humanrights-health] UN Special Rapporteur to probe health rights dimension in post-disaster Japan</h1>
<p>Mon, 12 Nov 2012 20:50:23 +0000</p>
GENEVA / TOKYO (12 November 2012) – United Nations Special Rapporteur Anand Grover will visit Japan from 15 to 26 November 2012 to assess issues related to the realization of the right to health in the country within the context of Great East
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<h1>[humanrights-health] Final call for applications for 'Health and Human Rights' e-learning course (17 October-27 November 2012)</h1>
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Dear Colleagues, HREA and the Human Rights Centre of the UN-mandated University for Peace are issuing a final call for applications for the short certificate course on Health
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<h1>[humanrights-health] Bahrain: Court upholds unfair prison sentences against nine medical personnel</h1>
<p>Mon, 08 Oct 2012 14:47:43 +0000</p>
King Should Quash Convictions, says Human Rights Watch
(Beirut) October 8, 2012 – Bahrain’s ruler should order the release of doctors and medical personnel jailed on October 2, 2012 following an appeals court
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<h1>[humanrights-health] Colombia: Fighting disrupts health-care services in northern Cauca</h1>
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ICRC News Release21-08-2012
Cali / Bogotá / Geneva (ICRC / CRC) – Recent clashes between the armed forces and armed groups have disrupted health-care services in Toribío and Jambaló districts, in the north of
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<h1>[humanrights-health] USA: Police practices fuel HIV epidemic</h1>
<p>Fri, 20 Jul 2012 11:29:50 +0000</p>
Sex Workers at Risk From Condom Policy
July 19, 2012 -- Police in New York, Los Angeles, Washington, DC, and San Francisco are confiscating condoms from sex workers and transgender women, undermining health department
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<h1>[humanrights-health] South Sudan: Desperate struggle for health care in world's newest nation</h1>
<p>Fri, 06 Jul 2012 13:15:27 +0000</p>
ICRC News Release06-07-2012 Geneva/Juba (ICRC) – One year after South Sudan declared independence, many humanitarian needs remain unmet. Communities lack access to basic health-care services. The situation is particularly
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<h1>[humanrights-health] UN Special Rapporteur on the right to health will visit Tajikistan from 24 May-1 June 2012</h1>
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DUSHANBE / GENEVA (22 May 2012) – United Nations Special Rapporteur Anand Grover will visit Tajikistan from 24 May to 1 June 2012 at the invitation of the Government to make an independent assessment of the realization of the right to health in
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<h1>[humanrights-health] Extended call for applications for 'Health and Human Rights' e-learning course (16 May-26 June 2012)</h1>
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Dear Colleagues, HREA and the Human Rights Centre of the UN Mandated University for Peace are issuing a final call for applications for the short certificate course on Health
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[humanrights-health] Bahrain: Injured people denied medical care

Fri, 18 Mar 2011 01:11:02 +0000

Health Personnel Targeted, Prevented From Providing Services (Manama) March 17, 2011 -- Bahraini authorities refused to let injured people reach the country's largest public health facility on March 16, 2011, and interfered

[humanrights-health] Welcoming results in global AIDS fight, UN urges world not to relent

Wed, 01 Dec 2010 14:22:06 +0000

1 December 2010 – Significant progress in the fight against HIV/AIDS has been achieved over the past three decades, but the world must not relent in its efforts to roll back the pandemic, United Nations officials said today, stressing the

[humanrights-health] New WHO report calling for more attention to mental health in the development agenda

Tue, 19 Oct 2010 16:49:21 +0000

Dear colleagues,I am pleased to share with you the WHO Report on Mental Health and Development: Targeting People with Mental Health Conditions as a Vulnerable Group as well as other key resources.The WHO report demonstrates

[humanrights-health] Extended call for applications for HREA e-learning course 'Health and Human Rights'

Wed, 29 Sep 2010 17:08:48 +0000

Dear Colleagues,HREA and the Human Rights Centre of the UN Mandated University for Peace will offer a short certificate course on

[humanrights-health] Final call for applications for HREA e-learning course 'Health and Human Rights'

Wed, 01 Sep 2010 15:23:39 +0000

Dear Colleagues,HREA and the Human Rights Centre of the UN Mandated University for Peace will a short certificate course on

[humanrights-health] E-learning course 'Health and Human Rights'

Sat, 21 Aug 2010 14:22:06 +0000

Dear Colleagues,HREA and the Human Rights Centre of the UN Mandated University for Peace will a short certificate course on

[humanrights-health] Angola launches nation-wide polio immunization campaign

Thu, 05 Aug 2010 08:27:26 +0000

LUANDA, 4 August 2010 - In anticipation of Angola’s upcoming polio immunization campaign from 6-8 August, UNICEF and WHO call for the full engagement of all sectors of government as well as communities throughout the country to ensure that all

[humanrights-health] Thailand: Protesters violate humanitarian principles at Bangkok hospital

Wed, 05 May 2010 09:33:13 +0000

Physicians for Human Rights Press releaseMay 4, 2010Bangkok — Actions by anti-government protesters who first blockaded and later forcibly entered and searched a major hospital in central Bangkok last month were a gross

[humanrights-health] UNICEF: Sanitation and water must no longer play second fiddle to other priorities

Thu, 22 Apr 2010 11:30:09 +0000

Countries with the greatest unmet sanitation and water needs most often receive little or no aid WASHINGTON, D.C. 21 April 2010 – Between 1997 and 2008, aid commitments for sanitation and water fell from 8% of total

[humanrights-health] India: Bauxite mine and refinery harming health of locals

Tue, 09 Feb 2010 07:30:52 +0000

Amnesty International Press release9 February 2010 Indian authorities have given local communities scant or misleading information about the potential impact of a proposed alumina refinery expansion and mining project to be operated

[humanrights-health] C�te d�Ivoire: Toxic waste victims desperate for justice

Thu, 04 Feb 2010 07:19:16 +0000

Amnesty International Press release3 February 2010Victims of the Trafigura toxic waste disaster have told of their desperate and anxious wait to find out if they will get any of the $45 million compensation owed to them.

[humanrights-health] Ireland: Abortion limits violate human rights

Thu, 28 Jan 2010 08:10:59 +0000

(Dublin, January 28, 2010) - The Irish government actively seeks to restrict access to abortion services and information both within Ireland and for its residents seeking care abroad, Human Rights Watch said in a report released today. The

[humanrights-health] Lancet article calls for changes in health care practice for conflict-afflicted

Mon, 25 Jan 2010 07:31:52 +0000

GENEVA, January 22 (UNHCR) – An article in The Lancet medical journal, co-authored by a UNHCR expert, says health care for people in conflict settings needs to be updated. It calls for changes in four key areas: delivery of health services;

[humanrights-health] Uganda: Anti-Homosexuality Bill threatens fight against HIV

Fri, 22 Jan 2010 11:52:31 +0000

GENEVA (22 January 2010) - The UN Special Rapporteur on health, Anand Grover, warned Friday that the Anti-Homosexuality Bill being considered by the Ugandan Parliament is “not only a violation of the fundamental human rights of Ugandans, but

[humanrights-health] Call for applications to promote Millennium Development Goal on access to reproductive health

Tue, 19 Jan 2010 00:33:11 +0000

Flexi Fund - International Planned Parenthood Federation (IPPF)Call for Applications to Promote Millennium Development Goal 5b

[humanrights-health] PHR-IL: Israel prevented 17 sight-impaired Gazans from leaving for cornea transplant operations on time

Mon, 11 Jan 2010 13:10:56 +0000

Physicians for Human Rights Press release10 January 2010 The Israeli authorities at Erez checkpoint this week prevented the exit of 17 sight-impaired patients, suffering from various eye diseases, from the Gaza Strip in order to

[humanrights-health] China: Drug 'rehabilitation' centers deny treatment, allow forced labour

Thu, 07 Jan 2010 12:19:41 +0000

Human Rights Watch Press release January 6, 2010(New York) - Chinese authorities are incarcerating drug users in compulsory drug detention centers that deny them access to treatment for drug dependency and put them at risk of

[humanrights-health] South Africa: Violence and discrimination imperil immigrant health

Tue, 08 Dec 2009 13:09:46 +0000

Human Rights Watch Press release December 7, 2009(Johannesburg) - South African health care professionals are endangering the health of the country's large foreign population by routinely denying health care and treatment to

[humanrights-health] Punitive drug laws, policing practices impede HIV/AIDS response

Wed, 02 Dec 2009 13:40:33 +0000

Human Rights Watch Press releaseDecember 1, 2009(London) - Governments worldwide should take urgent action to reform punitive drug laws, disproportionate penalties, and harsh and discriminatory law enforcement practices as part of

[humanrights-health] ICRC to boost medical support for people in war zones

Tue, 01 Dec 2009 13:15:17 +0000

International Committee of the Red Cross Press release1-12-2009 Geneva (ICRC) –The International Committee of the Red Cross (ICRC) announced today that it plans to significantly increase its expenditure on medical services

[humanrights-health] Some 200 million children suffer from stunted growth

Thu, 12 Nov 2009 14:30:21 +0000

Future generations in jeopardy unless urgent efforts are made to tackle undernutrition, says UNICEF NEW YORK, 11 November 2009 – Approximately 200 million children under the age of five in the developing world suffer

[humanrights-health] India: Unbearable suffering as a result of government inaction, restrictive regulations

Wed, 28 Oct 2009 13:18:19 +0000

Human Rights Watch Press releaseOctober 28, 2009(New Delhi) - Hundreds of thousands of patients in India unnecessarily experience excruciating pain, Human Rights Watch said in a report today. Restrictive drug regulations, lack of

[humanrights-health] India: Too many women dying in childbirth

Wed, 07 Oct 2009 13:33:17 +0000

Human Rights Watch Press releaseOctober 7, 2009Despite national commitment, many unable to access services(Lucknow, India) - Tens of thousands of Indian women and girls are dying during pregnancy, in

[humanrights-health] Conference on The Convention on Human Rights and Biomedicine: 10 years on

Tue, 06 Oct 2009 13:34:43 +0000

Conference on The Convention on Human Rights and Biomedicine: 10 years on Date: 3 November 2009 Venue: Council of Europe, Palais de l’Europe, Room 1 (Strasbourg) Organisers : The Council of

[humanrights-health] New publication: Religion and Healthcare in the European Union

Mon, 28 Sep 2009 18:25:49 +0000

Equal Rights Trust Press release 25 September 2009Policy Report on Religion and Healthcare in the European UnionThe Equal Rights Trust is pleased to announce the publication of

[humanrights-health] 10th UNESCO Chair & Institute of Comparative Human Rights International Conference (Storrs, 20 October 2009)

Mon, 14 Sep 2009 19:54:08 +0000

10th Annual UNESCO Chair & Institute of Comparative Human Rights International Conference Health and Human Rights Keynote Speaker Dr. Henri Atlan, Professor Emeritus of Biophysics at the University of Paris VI

[humanrights-health] Women�s access to health services boosts gender equality

Thu, 03 Sep 2009 13:05:52 +0000

2 September 2009 – Access to sexual and reproductive health will boost development targets and promote gender equality, the head of the United Nations Development Programme (UNDP) said today, stressing that women have the right to choose for

[humanrights-health] CIA health professionals� role in torture worse than previously known

Mon, 31 Aug 2009 11:54:51 +0000

Physicians for Human Rights Press releaseAugust 31, 2009Cambridge, MA — The extent to which American physicians and psychologists violated human rights and betrayed the ethical standards of their professions by designing,

[humanrights-health] Sri Lanka: Conditional release of detained physicians

Wed, 26 Aug 2009 13:45:07 +0000

Physicians for Human Rights Press releaseAugust 25, 2009Cambridge, MA -- Physicians for Human Rights (PHR) welcomes the conditional release from custody yesterday of four physicians, whom the Sri Lankan government has detained since

[humanrights-health] Physicians for Human Rights: Health professionals must also be investigated

Tue, 25 Aug 2009 12:57:07 +0000

Physicians for Human Rights Press releaseAugust 24, 2009Cambridge, MA -- Physicians for Human Rights (PHR) welcomes actions taken which demonstrate that the Obama Administration is committed to ending the use of abusive interrogation

[humanrights-health] Updated edition of 'Disabled Village Children' available

Tue, 28 Jul 2009 15:13:03 +0000

Hello from Hesperian, publishers of Where There Is No Doctor and other books on health. Sorry if this is a crossposting -- we’re writing to let you know that the new, updated edition of our benchmark book on community-based rehabilitation,

[humanrights-health] Abortion ban denies life-saving treatment to girls and women in Nicaragua

Tue, 28 Jul 2009 14:59:37 +0000

Amnesty International Press release27 July 2009Nicaragua’s total ban on abortions is endangering the lives of girls and women, denying them life-saving treatment, preventing health professionals from practicing effective

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