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Rights in a pandemic – Lockdowns, rights and lessons from HIV in the early response to COVID-19

UNAIDS (2020) C_WHO

These include taking proactive measures to ensure that people, particularly people in vulnerable groups, can access HIV treatment and prevention services, designating and supporting essential workers, including community-led organizations, and implementing measures to prevent and address gender-base ... more

White Paper on the Rights of People with Disabilities - Implementation Matrix 2015-2030
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National Department of Health South Africa SADA (2015) CC

A implementation Matrix approved by the Cabinet of the Government of South Africa

Rights-based knowledge creation in sexual and reproductive health. An introductory guide

B. Subha Sri Sexual and Reproductive Health Matters (SRHM) (2022) C2

Human rights-based approaches to the creation of knowledge involve application of human rights principles to both the content and process of knowledge creation. Human ... more

Rights in the time of COVID-19 — Lessons from HIV for an effective, community-led response (Arabic Version)

UNAIDS (2020) CC

19ي زمن الكوفيدفالحقوق COVID-19دروس من فيروس نقص المناعة البشري من أجل استجابة فعالة يقودها المجتمع.

Rights in the time of COVID-19 — Lessons from HIV for an effective, community-led response

UNAIDS (2020) CC

Right now, we are facing an unpredictable and highly dynamic situation as a global community. However, as we have seen from the solidarity, support and power of communities in the HIV epidemic and already in communities responding to the COVID-19 pandemic, the response must not be fear and stigma. W ... more

Rights in your pocket: Human Rights

Jiyan Foundation for Human Rights (2017) C1

Rights in your pocket: Children's Rights

Jiyan Foundation for Human Rights (2017) C1

What works? Promoting the rights of disabled children

Gerison Lansdown Rights for Disabled Children (2003) C2

Guidelines for action

Rights-based monitoring and evaluation of national HIV responses

UNAIDS (2019) C_WHO

Rights in your pocket: Women's Rights

Jiyan Foundation for Human Rights (2017) C1

Submission on the Right to Education for Persons with Disabilities in South Africa to the Committee on the Rights of Persons with Disabilities

SECTION27 - Catalysts for Social Justice (2015) C2

Addressing Human Rights as Key to the COVID-19 Response

World Health Organization WHO (2020) C1

This document brings to attention key health and human rights considerations with regards to COVID-19 pandemic. It highlights the importance of integrating a human rights based approach in response ... more

Situation of human rights of Rohingya in Rakhine State, Myanmar

Report of the United Nations High Commissioner for Human Rights UNHR (2019) C1

The Government of Myanmar has taken initial steps to implement some of the recommendations, particularly those made by the Advisory Commission. The overarching objectives of the recommendations, however, remain largely unaddressed, with no significant progress observed on human ... more

International Guidelines on Human Rights and Drug Policy

World Health Organization, UN Development Programme, UNAIDS (2019) C_WHO

The drugs issue cuts across the 2030 Agenda for Sustainable Development and multiple Sustainable Development Goals, including ending poverty, reducing inequalities, and, of course, improving health, with its targets on drug use, HIV, and other communicable diseases. Goal 16 on peace, justice, and st ... more

Situation of human rights in Yemen, including violations and abuses since September 2014

United Nations High Commissioner for Human Rights (2019) C1

Five years into a conflict that has left 80% of Yemen’s population in need of humanitarian aid, the UN has issued a broad and scathing report detailing violations of international human rights and humanitarian law by all sides in the conflict. ... more

Health, Rights and Drugs
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UNAIDS (2019) C_WHO

Harm Reducation, Decriminalization and Zero Discrimination for People who use Drugs

“We Have to Be Worried”. The Impact of Lead Contamination on Children’s Rights in Kabwe, Zambia

Human Rights Watch (2019) C1

Children in Kabwe are especially at risk because they are more likely to ingest lead dust when playing in the soil, their brains and bodies are still developing, and they absorb four to five times as much lead as adults. The consequences for children who are exposed to high levels of lead and are no ... more

COVID-19: A Human Rights Checklist

Humans Rights Watch (2020) C2

Based on Human Rights Watch (HRW)'s reporting on the human rights dimensions of the COVID-19 pandemic (see Related Summary, and the video, below), this document presents 40 questions to provoke thin ... more

The most significant human rights violations in Syria during 2015

Syrian Network for Human Rights (2015) C1

Addressing Security and Human Rights Challenges in Complex Environments Toolkit

International Committee of the Red Cross, Geneva Centre for the Democratic Control of Armed Forces (2016) CC

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