Major donor nations dealt a devastating blow to the right to health for millions of people worldwide when they cut support for the Global Fund to Fight AIDS, Tuberculosis and Malaria.

Dr. Bou Haka emphasised that Qatar’s efforts, combined with international collaboration, provide a model for holistic, rights-based approaches to health. “Human rights are at the core of public health ...

The United States Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) announced on January 12 that it will no longer ascribe an economic ...

After civilian protests against political and economic conditions erupted in Sudan in December 2018, reliable sources reported disproportionate, and frequently deadly, force by Sudanese authorities ...

IHR brings perspectives of social justice and human rights to the forefront of scientific research at UAB. The Institute positions UAB as a leader in research in human rights by prioritizing systemic ...

In 2024, a ballot initiative that protected reproductive rights by ensuring the right to an abortion in the Nevada constitution passed overwhelmingly, reinforcing a 1990 voter referendum that ...

Human development does not happen in a vacuum. A growing economy, an improved educational system, and better health outcomes cannot be removed from broader questions of governance, political stability ...

When the United Nations General Assembly, in 2010, affirmed that ‘the right to safe and clean drinking water and sanitation’ (Resolution 64/292) is a human right, it impliedly recognised water as a ...

Mental health is increasingly recognized as a universal human right and an essential foundation of human development. Yet across the world, millions remain without access to the support they need, ...