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Journal of Medical Ethics, 1977 What are human rights? In this article Enoch Powell, MP (a former Conservative Minister of Health), approaches this question through a critical discussion of Article 25 (I) of the United Nations Universal Declaration of Human Rights. Professor R S Downie in his accompanying commentary analyses Mr Powell's statements and takes up in particular Mr Powell'
J, Edsall, J, Primack
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The Journal of Climate Change and Health, 2022 The climate crisis will worsen already high rates of maternal and newborn mortality and adverse birth outcomes, exacerbating existing inequities between and within countries.
Skye Wheeler +9 more
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Torture, 2023 Introduction: Various psychotherapies have been applied to individuals who have been subjected to torture and severe human rights and to patients with PTSD, however, studies assessing the effectiveness of such therapies are limited.
İlker Özyıldırım +8 more
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Utrecht Law Review, 2021 From a Latin-American perspective, even in a context where the rule of law has been under attack or has been very weak, the role of human rights NGOs has been and is very relevant in terms of documenting human rights violations, and seeking and bringing ...
Clara Burbano Herrera, Yves Haeck
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Patterns of torture among forcibly displaced Eritreans in California: A cross-sectional study
Torture, 2021 Introduction: Unprecedented global increases in involuntary migration have created large populations of forcibly displaced people, who are disproportionately likely to have experienced abuse and torture.
P. Suzanne Portnoy +6 more
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BMC Health Services Research, 2022 Background The COVID-19 pandemic has acutely affected Rohingya refugees living in camps in Cox’s Bazar, Bangladesh. Reported increases in sexual and gender-based violence (SGBV) were attributed in part to pandemic-related public health measures.
Shahanoor Akter Chowdhury +5 more
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Transgender Rights as Human Rights [PDF]
AMA Journal of Ethics, 2016 Arguments to support transgender rights often rely on "born that way" arguments, which assert that gender identity is innate, immutable, and unassociated with choice. These arguments are vulnerable to attack on several grounds, including on the basis of emerging scientific data. Stronger support for transgender rights arises from human rights arguments.
Tia, Powell, Sophia, Shapiro, Ed, Stein
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Netherlands Quarterly of Human Rights, 2022 Current and future challenges are in need of an effective human rights response. In ensuring this, the question can be asked whether there is such a thing as human rights overreach, and if so, what must be done about it. This contribution deals with this question by, first, outlining various forms of human rights proliferation.
Farahat, A., Leijten, I.
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Reproductive Health, 2021 Plain Language Summary Every woman is entitled to good sexual and reproductive health. This involves being free from sexually transmitted infections, gender-based violence and maternal mortality, and able to access essential health services.
Majel McGranahan +10 more
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Structural racism and the health of Palestinian citizens of Israel
Global Public Health, 2023 Palestinian citizens of Israel (PCI) constitute almost 20% of the Israeli population. Despite having access to one of the most efficient healthcare systems in the world, PCI have shorter life expectancy and significantly worse health outcomes compared to
Osama Tanous +4 more
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