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WebEvery country in the world is now party to at least one human rights treaty that addresses health-related rights. Yet, harmful laws, policies and practices routinely …

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In sickness and in debt: right to health Human Rights Watch

WebOne key reason for the abysmal state of health care in Pakistan is the lack of government funding. According to 2021 figures, Pakistan’s government spends the …

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Governments Should Step Up on Public Health Care Spending

WebHowever, when Human Rights Watch analyzed WHO healthcare expenditure data, we found that 132 governments spent less than 5% of their GDP on health care on …

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In Sheep’s Clothing: United States’ Poorly Regulated Nonprofit

WebThe 62-page report, “In Sheep’s Clothing: United States’ Poorly Regulated Nonprofit Hospitals Undermine Health Care Access,” describes how the US …

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Global Failures on Healthcare Funding Human Rights Watch

WebThe ultimate measure of progress is the impact of spending on people’s health. For example, the United States spent about 9.6 percent of its GDP on health …

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World Health Day Marked amid Widespread Failures to Invest in …

WebAs the world prepares to celebrate World Health Day on April 7, governments’ failure to invest adequate resources or appropriate budgetary support in public …

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Sexual and Reproductive Health Human Rights Watch

WebHonduras: Joint Submission to the Committee on the Rights of the Child at the 97th Pre-Sessional Working Group. Joint submission by Centro de Derechos de …

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US: Abortion Access is a Human Right Human Rights Watch

WebQ&A: Access to Abortion is a Human Right. “Guaranteeing access to abortion is not only a public health imperative, it is a human rights imperative as well,” said …

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The Right of Everyone to Sexual and Reproductive Health: …

WebHuman Rights Watch is pleased to have the opportunity to offer input for the special rapporteur’s upcoming thematic report on the right of everyone to sexual and …

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“You Don’t Want Second Best”

WebSummary. If you want the best surgeon, you want the best surgeon, you don’t want the second best. —Krista Contreras, reflecting on her six-day-old child being turned …

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Comprehensive Sex Ed for All Can Improve People’s Health

WebComprehensive sexuality education can improve health outcomes for young people. It can help them learn about their bodies and how to recognize abnormal …

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Policing and People with Mental Health Conditions

WebPolice responding to people with mental health conditions can sometimes enhance the danger. In 2018, of 998 people shot and killed by police across the country, …

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US Court Ruling Furthers South Dakota Tribe’s Right to Health

WebA United States Court of Appeals last week affirmed a lower court ruling that the US government is obliged to provide competent health care to South Dakota’s …

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Venezuela’s Health Care Crisis Now Poses a Global Threat

WebIn 2019, the agency’s Humanitarian Response Plan for Venezuela received around one-third of requested funds. From July through December last year, the plan …

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UN Plastics Treaty Should Mandate Protection of Human Rights …

WebThe plastics treaty should uphold existing obligations and commitments, including by phasing out fossil fuels, to address the climate crisis. Your tax deductible gift …

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Draft “Pandemic Treaty” Fails to Protect Rights

WebWorld Health Organization (WHO) member states should push for clear commitments to human rights protections in the text of a draft “pandemic treaty” being …

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“I Would Like Four Kids — If We Stay Alive”

WebThe 39-page report, “‘I Would Like Four Kids—If We Stay Alive’: Women’s Access to Health Care in Afghanistan,” documents barriers to Afghan women and girls …

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Kenya’s Troubled 60-Year Mental Health Journey

WebFour men sit chained in a room at the Coptic Church Mamboleo, in Kisumu city, western Kenya, where over 60 men, women, and children with real or perceived …

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US: Louisiana’s ‘Cancer Alley’

WebFrom September 2022 to January 2024, Human Rights Watch interviewed 70 people, including 37 Cancer Alley residents, and traveled throughout the region to …

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Human Rights Crisis: Abortion in the United States After Dobbs

WebJackson Women’s Health Organization in June 2022, people in the US who can become pregnant are facing an unprecedented human rights crisis. In Dobbs, the …

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UNDERSTANDING MENSTRUAL HYGIENE MANAGEMENT …

WebIntroduction. Almost every woman and girl (from menarche to menopause) will menstruate on average every 28 days for about 5 days—a completely normal biological process. …

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“We’re Dying Here”: The Fight for Life in a Louisiana Fossil Fuel

WebJanice Ferchaud, a breast cancer survivor, at her home in St. James Parish, in Louisiana’s Cancer Alley. She attributes her cancer and the illness and death of family …

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Landmark Court Ruling Upholds Right to Healthy Environment

WebHealth. Environment and Health. Last month, the Inter-American Court of Human Rights found the Peruvian government responsible for violating the right to a …

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Gambia: Bill Threatens Female Genital Mutilation Ban

WebA bill before Gambia’s National Assembly to reverse a groundbreaking 2015 ban on female genital mutilation (FGM) jeopardizes the rights of women and girls in the …

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The UK’s Obscene Obsession Human Rights Watch

WebJust how far the UK government is willing to go in its obsession can also be put in numbers. According to the National Audit Office – that’s the official spending …

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Germany: Landmark Vote for Trans Rights Law

WebCreates Gender Recognition Procedure, Upholds Nondiscrimination. (Berlin, April 12, 2024) – Germany’s parliament on April 12, 2024, passed a landmark law that …

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阿富汗：援助削減，塔利班暴行危及健康 Human Rights Watch

Web阿富汗公共衛生系統的外來援助被大幅削減，加上塔利班嚴重侵犯婦女和女童的人權，使上千萬阿富汗人的健康權受到損害。這一健康危機導致

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Iran: Security Forces Rape, Torture, Detainees

WebKurdish, Baluch, Azeri, and Other Ethnic Communities Apparently Targeted. (Beirut) – Iran's security forces raped, tortured, and sexually assaulted detainees while …

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Four Victories for Earth Day Human Rights Watch

WebOn Earth Day, we should not succumb to despair nor miserabilism. We should realize there have also been some positive environment stories lately. Here are four. …

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New Jersey: Prison Resources Human Rights Watch

WebAFSC Criminal Justice Program 972 Broad Street Newark, NJ 07102 Phone: (973) 643-3192 Contact: Bonnie Kerness, Associate Director Website: www.afsc.org …

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