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Human Rights

How freedom of conscience is putting Portuguese abortion rights atstake

Date:30 October 2024
On the international plane, termination of a pregnancy is not an independent right in itself, but has been linked to other recognized human rights, namely the right to health enshrined in article 12 of the International Convention on Economic, Social and Cultural Rights (ICESCR). The right to health is consequently linked to one’s right to sexual and reproductive health.
The time is now

The time is now: a call for animal rights to promote better health for humankind – a One Health perspective PART I

Date:29 May 2024
This is part I of a two-part-series of blog posts highlighting the detrimental impacts of the exploitation of animals on human health. Part I utilises the One Health concept to demonstrate the core problems of the anthropocentric relationship with non-human animals.
Animal rights to the rescue

Animal rights to the rescue: the human right to health from a One Health perspective PART II

Date:29 May 2024
This is part II of a two-part-series of blog posts highlighting the detrimental impacts of the exploitation of animals on human health. Part II analyses the human right to health and how it supports the introduction of global animal rights.
Evolving Ethics

Evolving Ethics: A Legal Odyssey in Italy's Journey with Assisted Suicide

Date:26 February 2024
Ruggero Leotta - In most jurisdictions, aiding in end-of-life matters can result in criminal prosecution.
Smoke-Filled Lungs in Exchange for a Meal

Smoke-Filled Lungs in Exchange for a Meal: (Rural) Women and Children’s Health at Risk

Date:14 February 2024
Sally Duinmaijer - Picture a small, poorly ventilated, smoke-filled room with a woman, with a child strapped to her back, bent over the cookstove as she prepares a meal for her family atop a three-stone fireplace.
Placing a spotlight on information

Placing a spotlight on information accessibility in accessing health services

Date:13 February 2024
Monique van Cauwenberghe - How a lack of foresight in Australia’s COVID-19 pandemic response exposed a gap in measures to protecting the right to health.
Non-mandatory sex education in Italy

Non-mandatory sex education in Italy: women’s health at risk

Date:23 May 2023
Sophie Girardini - Growing up in Italy, my knowledge on sex, contraception and sexually transmitted infections (STIs) was limited and worrying. During an exchange year to a more Southern school, I realized the magnitude of the problem.
 Cartoon by Jip van den Toorn

What a mental time: an invisible crisis among students in the Netherlands

Date:18 April 2023
Renée Emma Jonkhoff - In the Netherlands, an invisible crisis is developing among students. This crisis generates from untreated mental health issues, fuelled by lacking availability of mental healthcare facilities and a lack of access to such facilities for students.
Why Hospitals like Artificial Joints more than Sick Children

The Fallpauschale – Why Hospitals like Artificial Joints more than Sick Children

Date:06 March 2023
Matthias Knöll - Recently, Germany has debated a new reform of its health care system to remedy some of the worst outcomes of the market-based reforms introduced around 20 years ago, leading to, amongst other things, over-invasive treatment, and difficulties in financing the treatment of children.
The right to mental health

Nepal’s Struggle and Progress in Ensuring the Right to Mental Health

Date:28 February 2023
Rashmi Lamichhane - The COVID-19 pandemic highlighted how a natural disaster can lead to a significant increase, namely by 25%, in the global prevalence of mental disorders, particularly the global prevalence of anxiety and depression. Nepal was no exception to this phenomenon.