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Bahrain: report on the use of chemical weapons against civilians
Tuesday, 14 August 2012 14:00
IFHHRO member Physicians for Human Rights USA recently published a report on the use of chemical weapons by the Bahraini govenrment. For this report, more than 100 Bahraini citizens were interviewed.
New additions in the IFHHRO Information Centre
Thursday, 26 July 2012 08:05
Over the years, IFHHRO has collected and produced numerous (online) resources on health and human rights. Some of these can be downloaded for free.
UN High Commissioner for Human Rights: Human rights essential in fight against HIV/AIDS
Monday, 23 July 2012 18:45
At the eve of the 19th International AIDS Conference (Washington, 22-27 July), the United Nations High Commissioner for Human Rights wrote a short article about the links between AIDS and human rights.
Portuguese and Georgian editions of Steps for Change - A Human Rights Action Guide for Health Workers
Wednesday, 18 July 2012 00:00
We have recently uploaded two new editions of Steps for Change, in Portuguese and Georgian. Steps for Change - A Human Rights Action Guide for Health Workers is IFHHRO's straightforward tool to move from human rights analysis to action.
The human right to pain relief in the context of the international fight against illicit drugs
Wednesday, 18 July 2012 00:00
In over 150 countries proper pain and palliative care treatment is the exception rather than the rule. Hence over 80 per cent of the world's population has either no or poor access to pain relief services, including the prescription of morphine and other opioids.
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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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