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Declaration “Now More than Ever”

At the United Nations High Level Meeting on HIV/AIDS in 2006, world leaders reaffirmed that “the full realization of all human rights and fundamental…

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Armenia Health System Performance Assessment, WHO/Europe 2010

Armenia, like many other countries, faces significant health challenges. It is crucial for the country to continue consolidating and advancing reforms of the health…

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Harm Reduction and Human Rights

In January 2009, IHRA’s HR2 programme released a report entitled ‘Harm Reduction and Human Rights: The Global Response to Drug-Related HIV Epidemics’. This report…

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M. Özden: The right to health. A fundamental human right affirmed by the United Nations…

“ The right to health. A fundamental human right affirmed by the United Nations and recognized in regional treaties and numerous national constitutions” was…

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Judith Asher: The Right to Health: A Resource Manual for NGOs

This Resource Manual for NGOs on the Right to Health was commissioned from the Commonwealth Medical Trust (Commat) by the American Association for the…

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Our right to the highest attainable standard of health, HRC of University of Essex & IFHHRO, 2007

This briefing aims to provide a very short, concise and accessible introduction to the right to the highest attainable standard of health.

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The Right to Health: A Toolkit for Health Professionals, BMA, IFHHRO & Commat, 2007

The British Medical Association, IFHHRO and the Commonwealth Medical Trust (COMMAT) recently launched the new resource The right to health: a toolkit for health…

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Global Health Risks

16 December 2009 - This report is a comprehensive assessment of leading risks to global health. It provides detailed global and regional estimates of…

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WHO Access and Control Newsletter: N5 October 2009

This newsletter will update you on both issues of drug control as well as access to controlled medicines, especially if the World Health Organization…

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National Programme on HIV Response in Armenia, 2007-2011

The National Programme on HIV Response in the Republic of Armenia, 2007-2011 was ratified by the Government of Armenia on March 1, 2007 (Decree…

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Health and Human Rights: A Resource Guide (March 2009)

This Resource Guide is a user-friendly, multi-purpose tool that can be used on a regular basis on the job. The Guide covers the basic…

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“Realizing the Right to Health”

The Swiss Human Rights book, Vol.3, “Realizing the Right to Health” was written by ANDREW CLAPHAM and MARY ROBINSON and launched on 22 June,…

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International Guidelines on HIV/AIDS and Human Rights (2006)

OHCHR and UNAIDS published the International Guidelines on HIV/AIDS and Human Rights in 1998 as a tool for States in designing, co-ordinating and implementing…

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Police, Harm Reduction, and HIV

This fact sheet, produced by the OSI International Harm Reduction Development Program, demonstrates how such police practices help fuel HIV epidemics by driving drug…

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At What Cost? HIV and Human Rights Consequences of the Global “War on Drugs”

This book examines the descent of the global war on drugs into a war on people who use drugs. From Puerto Rico to Phnom…

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GFATM - Scaling Up for Impact:: Results Report ("The Green Report")

The Global Fund recently published its 2008 progress report, entitled Scaling Up For Impact: Results Report, otherwise known as “the Green Report”, and the…

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H1N1 Flu Booklet - things to know, things to do…

The recent outbreaks of disease in people globally are caused by a new influenza (or “flu”) type A (H1N1) virus. There is a human…

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Health and Human Rights Linkages

Promoting and protecting health and respecting, protecting and fulfilling human rights are inextricably linked.

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Health System Performance in Armenia: Strategic Review Summary

This report is a brief summary of results of the first HSPA exercise in Armenia. It gives key illustrative examples of how HSPA indicators…

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The 2007 ESPAD Report

Björn Hibell, Ulf Guttormsson, Salme Ahlström, Olga Balakireva, Thoroddur Bjarnason, Anna Kokkevi, Ludwig Kraus (2009): The 2007 ESPAD Report - Substance Use Among Students…

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Guide to Implementing Family Skills Training Programmes

This guide is developed for anybody, who is interested in developing, adapting and implementing an evidence-based family skills training programme. The guide offers background…

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Armenia: Health System Review (2006)

The Health Systems in Transition profles are country-based reports that provide a detailed description of a health system and of reform and policy initiatives…

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World Drug Report 2008

The World Drug Report presents comprehensive information on the illicit drug situation. It provides detailed estimates and trends on production, trafficking and consumption in…

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Improved measures for reduction of the illicit demand for narcotic drugs and psychotropic substances

This paper was released by the UN Economic and Social Council at the 13th Plenary Meeting on May 25, 1988.

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World report on violence and health

The World Health Organization launched the first World report on violence and health on October 3rd, 2002. Since then, more than 30 governments have…

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Cops violate rights of wife…

20.08.10 - The Commission on Human Rights (CHR) on Friday criticized elements of the Criminal Investigation and Detection Group (CIDG) of the Philippine National Police (PNP) for allegedly violating the rights of “Ana”…

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22 disability protestors arrested outside…

19.08.10 - Twenty-two people, many of them severely disabled, were arrested at a protest outside the Capitol building on Wednesday afternoon. 

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Upcoming Events

8-10 July 2010, Aghveran

Training on “Using the European Convention for Human…

The OSIAFA, the IR, the HRGGP and the LAHI have the pleasure to invite human rights lawyers from Armenia to apply for participation in a three-day training session on safeguarding patients’ rights, to be held in Aghveran,…

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8-12 August, 2010, Zagreb

World Congress on Medical Law

From the four corners of the earth we will make our bi-annual pilgrimage to Croatia, to the beautiful city of Zagreb, impelled by our reverence for, and devotion to the services of Medical Law, Health Law, Biolexology, Ethics…

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July 18-23, 2003

The International AIDS Conference 2010

The International AIDS Conference is the premier gathering for those working in the field of HIV, as well as policy makers, persons living with HIV and other individuals committed to ending the pandemic.

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Health and Law Resources
 

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On 18 December 1979, the Convention on the Elimination of All Forms of Discrimination against Women was adopted by the United Nations General Assembly. It entered into force as an international treaty on 3 September…

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Medical malpractice is professional negligence by act or omission by a health care provider in which care provided deviates from accepted standards of practice in the medical community and causes injury to the patient. Standards…

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19.08.10 - India has said that it will not compromise on issues related to health and people’s right to medicine in the bilateral trade and investment agreement being negotiated with the European Union. 

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