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Care When There Is No Cure
WEBBy 2020, that number will reach 9.8 million, and by 2050, 23.1 million. Meanwhile the prevalence of chronic illnesses, such as cancer, heart disease and diabetes is on the rise and will continue to increase as a result of, among others, the aging process. By developing palliative care services now, México’s healthcare system can prepare
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Maps of anti-LGBT Laws Country by Country Human …
WEBThis map examines two different types of anti-LGBT laws. The red dots indicate countries that outlaw same-sex relations between consenting adults. 1 The blue dots indicate countries that criminalize forms of gender expression, such as “imitating the opposite sex.” 2. laws that outlaw same-sex relations. laws that criminalize forms of gender
“The love that dare not speak its name”
WEBHuman Dignity Trust has reported that 15 countries maintain unequal ages of consent, with a higher bar set for same-sex couples than different-sex couples, or for anal sex as compared to vaginal sex. This includes several countries that otherwise have progressive laws on sexual orientation and gender identity, such as Canada and Chile.
Exploring the Causes for the Palliative Care Gap
WEBPrior to 2014, Seguro Popular did not cover palliative care for many conditions, including many cancers. The 2012 list of basic medical interventions and medicines, the Universal Catalogue of Health Services, that are covered under the insurance, for example, did not include a specific intervention for palliative care or include a number of key symptoms …
Interview: Pain Relief for Mexico’s – and the World’s – Terminally Ill
WEBMexico, like much of the developing world, is facing a growing public health challenge – more people than ever will be dying from chronic illnesses like cancer, heart disease and diabetes that often cause extreme pain. In 2009, Mexico passed a progressive law granting patients given less than six months to live access to palliative care, which focuses on …
Covid-19 Triggers Wave of Free Speech Abuse
WEBArbitrary Arrest, Detention, Prosecution. At least 51 governments around the world have used Covid-19-related public health measures or laws pre-dating the pandemic to arbitrarily arrest, detain, prosecute or fine people expressing opposition to authorities’ responses to the pandemic or other government policies unrelated to Covid-19.
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WEBWhat criminal offense had the wedding guests committed? “I’m scared to be a woman.”. — Aisah, 33-year-old transwoman HIV outreach worker, Kuala Lumpur, January 2013. Their “crime” was dressing in women’s clothing. These guests were transgender women, arrested under a state Sharia law that criminalizes “a man posing as a woman.”.
“Those Terrible Weeks in their Camp”
WEBBoko Haram, Nigeria’s homegrown Islamist insurgency, whose name in Hausa roughly translates as “Western education is forbidden,” has abducted at least 500 women and girls from northern Nigerian since 2009 and has perpetrated numerous human rights abuses against them in captivity.
Interview: Locked Up in Institutions With No Way Out
WEBLice is so rampant that many residents are forced to shave their heads. There are countless reports of verbal and physical abuse. One of the worst institutions we saw, Asha Kiran, a government-run residential care facility in Delhi, is for people with intellectual disabilities. Nearly 900 people were crammed into a facility designed to hold 350.
Government Response
WEBThe Malaysian government is not uniformly hostile toward transgender people. Government bodies, including the Ministry of Health, the Ministry of Women, Family and Community Development, the Department of Islamic Development (JAKIM), and the police, have been somewhat receptive to dialogue initiated by trans people and their advocates.
International and Malaysian Law
WEBMalaysia is not a party to many of the core international human rights conventions that countries around the world have widely ratified, including the International Covenant on Civil and Political Rights, the International Covenant on Economic, Social and Cultural Rights, and the Convention against Torture and Other Cruel, Inhuman or Degrading Treatment …
Witness: Surviving the Monkey Cage – Sanjar’s Story
WEBSurviving the Monkey Cage – Sanjar’s Story. Sanjar Umarov lifted his pants legs and rolled down his socks to show the scars that criss-crossed his ankles. Umarov, a former political prisoner from Uzbekistan, said the scars served as a permanent reminder of his time in the “monkey cage,” a cell that left prisoners exposed to the outdoors.
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