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Romanian Government Will Implement Measures To Prevent Further Violations Of Rightsof People With Mental Health Conditions Or Disabilities In Accord With The Decision Of The European Court Of Human Rights, Tesa Hargis Jan 2022

Romanian Government Will Implement Measures To Prevent Further Violations Of Rightsof People With Mental Health Conditions Or Disabilities In Accord With The Decision Of The European Court Of Human Rights, Tesa Hargis

Human Rights Brief

On June 21 and 22, the European Court of Human Rights (ECtHR) and Romania discussed reform measures based on various judgements delivered during the nine-year period between 2012 and 2021. At issue before the ECtHR’s Department for Execution of Judgments was insufficient legal protection, lack of medical and social care, deficiencies in the legal framework governing involuntary placement, inadequate management of psychiatric conditions of detainees, and overcrowding and poor conditions in Romanian mental health facilities.


When Jail & Prison Sentences Become Death Sentences: How Willfully Exposing Incarcerated Persons To Covid-19 Amounts To Cruel & Unusual Punishment, Arielle Aboulafia Jan 2022

When Jail & Prison Sentences Become Death Sentences: How Willfully Exposing Incarcerated Persons To Covid-19 Amounts To Cruel & Unusual Punishment, Arielle Aboulafia

Human Rights Brief

Eric Warner called his older brother Hank from San Quentin State Prison almost every Sunday. Though the prison only allowed the brothers to speak for fifteen minutes each week, the two spoke about their lives. In June 2021, Eric stopped calling, and Hank became worried. Hank tried to get in touch with the prison. However, his calls were met with a dead-end voicemail each time. He recalls that he “knew, by not hearing anything, that something was not good.” The following month, prison personnel returned Hank’s calls and told him that his brother Eric had been hospitalized. Later that month, …


Front Matter/Letter From The Editors, Human Rights Brief And Health Law & Policy Brief Jan 2020

Front Matter/Letter From The Editors, Human Rights Brief And Health Law & Policy Brief

Human Rights Brief

No abstract provided.


States Of Emergency And Human Rights During A Pandemic: A Hungarian Case Study, Megan Cox Jan 2020

States Of Emergency And Human Rights During A Pandemic: A Hungarian Case Study, Megan Cox

Human Rights Brief

No abstract provided.


Inter-American Commission On Human Rights Response To Covid-19, Julio A. Sanchez Jan 2020

Inter-American Commission On Human Rights Response To Covid-19, Julio A. Sanchez

Human Rights Brief

No abstract provided.


The Risks Of Criminalizing Covid-19 Exposure: Lessons From Hiv, Naomi K. Seiler, Anya Vanecek, Claire Heyison, Katherine Horton Jan 2020

The Risks Of Criminalizing Covid-19 Exposure: Lessons From Hiv, Naomi K. Seiler, Anya Vanecek, Claire Heyison, Katherine Horton

Human Rights Brief

No abstract provided.


Human Rights And Covid-19 Responses: Challenges, Advantages, And An Unexpected Opportunity, Ingrid Nifosi-Sutton Jan 2020

Human Rights And Covid-19 Responses: Challenges, Advantages, And An Unexpected Opportunity, Ingrid Nifosi-Sutton

Human Rights Brief

No abstract provided.


From Civil Rights To Human Rights: The Pandemic’S Aftermath Requires Environmental And Reproductive Justice Mechanisms To Reinforce Global Public Health, Elena D. Gartner Jan 2020

From Civil Rights To Human Rights: The Pandemic’S Aftermath Requires Environmental And Reproductive Justice Mechanisms To Reinforce Global Public Health, Elena D. Gartner

Human Rights Brief

No abstract provided.


A Health Justice Perspective Of Asthma And Covid-19, Elizabeth Raterman Jan 2020

A Health Justice Perspective Of Asthma And Covid-19, Elizabeth Raterman

Human Rights Brief

No abstract provided.


The Conflict Surrounding Universal Access To Hiv/Aids Medical Treatment In South Africa, Kaila C. Randolph Jan 2012

The Conflict Surrounding Universal Access To Hiv/Aids Medical Treatment In South Africa, Kaila C. Randolph

Human Rights Brief

No abstract provided.


Interview With Oliver Lewis, Executive Director Of The Mental Disability Advocacy Center, Human Rights Brief Jan 2012

Interview With Oliver Lewis, Executive Director Of The Mental Disability Advocacy Center, Human Rights Brief

Human Rights Brief

No abstract provided.


Realizing The Human Right To Water In Tanzania, Leticia K. Nkonya Nov 2011

Realizing The Human Right To Water In Tanzania, Leticia K. Nkonya

Human Rights Brief

No abstract provided.


Calling A Spade A Spade: Maternal Mortality As A Human Rights Violation, Luisa Cabal, Morgan Stoffregen Jan 2009

Calling A Spade A Spade: Maternal Mortality As A Human Rights Violation, Luisa Cabal, Morgan Stoffregen

Human Rights Brief

No abstract provided.


South Africa's Right To Health Care: International And Constitutional Duties In Relation To Hiv/Aids Epidemic, Roger Phillips Jan 2004

South Africa's Right To Health Care: International And Constitutional Duties In Relation To Hiv/Aids Epidemic, Roger Phillips

Human Rights Brief

No abstract provided.


Curbing Reliance On Abortion In Russia, Meghan Stewart Jan 2004

Curbing Reliance On Abortion In Russia, Meghan Stewart

Human Rights Brief

No abstract provided.


The Power Imbalance Between Man And Women And Its Effects On The Rampant Spread Of Hiv/Aids Among Women, Julie L. Andreeff Jan 2001

The Power Imbalance Between Man And Women And Its Effects On The Rampant Spread Of Hiv/Aids Among Women, Julie L. Andreeff

Human Rights Brief

No abstract provided.


Lack Of Access To Hiv/Aids Drugs In Developing Countries: Is There A Violation Of The International Human Right To Health?, Barbara Cochrane Alexander Jan 2001

Lack Of Access To Hiv/Aids Drugs In Developing Countries: Is There A Violation Of The International Human Right To Health?, Barbara Cochrane Alexander

Human Rights Brief

No abstract provided.


The Application Of Universal Human Rights Law To People With Mental Disabilities, Debra Benko, Brittany Benowitz Jan 2001

The Application Of Universal Human Rights Law To People With Mental Disabilities, Debra Benko, Brittany Benowitz

Human Rights Brief

No abstract provided.


The Health Care Crisis Facing Women Under Taliban Rule In Afghanistan, Stephanie Dubitsky Jan 1999

The Health Care Crisis Facing Women Under Taliban Rule In Afghanistan, Stephanie Dubitsky

Human Rights Brief

No abstract provided.


Human Rights And Health Care Reform: Lessons For The Former Soviet Union, David F. Chavkin Jan 1998

Human Rights And Health Care Reform: Lessons For The Former Soviet Union, David F. Chavkin

Human Rights Brief

No abstract provided.


Combating Discrimination Against Aids Patients In Tanzania, Nicole Grimm Jan 1997

Combating Discrimination Against Aids Patients In Tanzania, Nicole Grimm

Human Rights Brief

No abstract provided.


Hiv/Aids And Human Rights In Mexico, Fernando González-Martín Jan 1996

Hiv/Aids And Human Rights In Mexico, Fernando González-Martín

Human Rights Brief

No abstract provided.


Mdri Releases Report On Hungary's Mental Health System, Kate Nahapetian Jan 1996

Mdri Releases Report On Hungary's Mental Health System, Kate Nahapetian

Human Rights Brief

No abstract provided.


Mdri Advocates For Mental Disability Rights In Latin America, Catherine O'Malley Jan 1996

Mdri Advocates For Mental Disability Rights In Latin America, Catherine O'Malley

Human Rights Brief

No abstract provided.


Mdri: Pioneering Strategies For International Enforcement Of Mental Disability Rights, Max Lapertosa, Eric Rosenthal Jan 1995

Mdri: Pioneering Strategies For International Enforcement Of Mental Disability Rights, Max Lapertosa, Eric Rosenthal

Human Rights Brief

No abstract provided.


Ngo Advocates For Rights Of People With Mental Disabilities, Fatimah Mateen Jan 1994

Ngo Advocates For Rights Of People With Mental Disabilities, Fatimah Mateen

Human Rights Brief

No abstract provided.


Women's Reproductive Rights Advanced At Conference, Gabriel Eckstein Jan 1994

Women's Reproductive Rights Advanced At Conference, Gabriel Eckstein

Human Rights Brief

No abstract provided.


Mdri Fosters Dialogue On Human Rights In Psychiatric Institutions At Montevideo Conference, Eric Rosenthal Jan 1994

Mdri Fosters Dialogue On Human Rights In Psychiatric Institutions At Montevideo Conference, Eric Rosenthal

Human Rights Brief

No abstract provided.