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Report: Global State of Pain Treatment
Monday, 20 June 2011 15:01
In a report on the global state of pain treatment, Human Rights Watch states that tens of millions of people worldwide are denied access to inexpensive medications for severe pain.
New FIGO guidelines on sterilisation of women released
Thursday, 16 June 2011 12:22
FIGO, the International Federation of Gynecology and Obstetrics, has released new guidelines on sterilisation of women.
Call for closure of compulsory drug detention centres
Friday, 10 June 2011 08:53
Open Society Foundations is urging professional medical organisations worldwide to issue a press release or position statement calling for closure of compulsory drug detention centres.
IFHHRO Position Statement on Compulsory Drug-related Detention
Wednesday, 25 May 2011 00:00
Mid-May 2011, IFHHRO and the World Medical Association sent out a news release on the issue of compulsory drug detention. On 25 May, IFHHRO issued its position statement, which can be downloaded from our website.
Planned sterilisation campaign in South Africa condemned
Wednesday, 13 April 2011 09:25
Several South African newspapers paid attention to the news that an American organisation is planning to offer sterilisation to women living with HIV in South Africa.
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Since February 2013, over 20 people held in custody in Guantanamo Bay have been in hunger strike. There are reports that the US has sent in doctors and nurses, who assist in forced feeding, a recogniced violation of human rights and a breach of medical ethics.
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