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The right to health and international drug control, compulsory treatment for drug dependence and access to controlled medicines 2010, para. 14
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- Unfortunately, the current approach to global drug control maintains that drugs are an undisputable "evil", which the international community has a "duty to combat". The concept of a war on drugs is used to justify extreme policies and practices. The links drawn between drug production and the funding of armed groups, for example between opium growers and the Taliban in Afghanistan, have further justified a zero-tolerance approach, even though such policies are increasingly shown to be ineffective in reducing the supply of and demand for drugs. Therefore, this approach not only fails to achieve its primary stated aim - preventing health-related harms of drug use - but also fails to achieve genuine drug control.
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- Non-negotiated soft law
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- Special Rapporteur on the right of everyone to the enjoyment of the highest attainable standard of physical and mental health
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- Special Procedures' report
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- Health
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- 2010
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The right to health and international drug control, compulsory treatment for drug dependence and access to controlled medicines 2010, para. 49
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- The ineffectiveness of the current international drug control system must be understood, and reform undertaken at all policymaking levels. National governments should implement harm reduction programmes and policies, decriminalize or de-penalize drug use and possession, and reform regulations concerning essential medicines. United Nations drug control bodies must ensure system-wide coherence by adopting a human rights-based approach to drug control, which necessarily requires recognition of international human rights as central to their operations, and these changes in the international system should also guide and legitimize domestic reforms.
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- Special Rapporteur on the right of everyone to the enjoyment of the highest attainable standard of physical and mental health
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- Special Procedures' report
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- Governance & Rule of Law
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- Personas afectadas
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- 2010
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Right to health and criminalization of same-sex conduct and sexual orientation, sex-work and HIV transmission 2010, para. 38
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- In one study, about 45 per cent of a sample of sex workers operating in illegal circumstances were assessed with negative mental health scores, as compared to 12 per cent of the sample of "legal" sex workers. Although differences in physical health outcomes were not observed, significant patterns of disadvantage and vulnerability were noted amongst the former group. This not only highlights the impact of criminalization, both in terms of the impact of sex work and entry into sex work, but also draws attention to the importance of differentiating between the various types and settings of sex work in devising effective health interventions.
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- Special Rapporteur on the right of everyone to the enjoyment of the highest attainable standard of physical and mental health
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- Special Procedures' report
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- Equality & Inclusion
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- 2010
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Right to health and criminalization of same-sex conduct and sexual orientation, sex-work and HIV transmission 2010, para. 48
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- It is vital that those designing interventions to assist victims of trafficking differentiate between those persons working in the sex sector against their will and those who consensually participate in sex work. Brothel raids that are designed to assist victims of trafficking but fail to discriminate between these individuals can impede the realization of the right to health of both groups in some circumstances. Conversely, evidence from one study indicates that individuals consensually engaging in sex work are well placed to assist trafficked and underage persons engaging involuntarily in this industry. This demonstrates the benefits of participation as part of a right-to-health approach.
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- Special Rapporteur on the right of everyone to the enjoyment of the highest attainable standard of physical and mental health
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- Special Procedures' report
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- Equality & Inclusion
- Health
- Violence
- Personas afectadas
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- 2010
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Right to health and criminalization of same-sex conduct and sexual orientation, sex-work and HIV transmission 2010, para. 59
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- However, the delineation between intentional and unintentional transmission is often not clearly made by States - legislation may be unintentionally drafted with such breadth as to allow for the criminalization of unintentional transmission or exposure. For instance, in Zimbabwe the law stipulates that if anyone who realizes "that there is a real risk or possibility" that she or he might have HIV intentionally does anything which he or she realizes involves a real risk or possibility of infecting another person with HIV, he or she "shall be guilty of deliberate transmission of HIV". This implies that a crime can be committed even with an HIV-negative status, that is, based merely on the realization that "there is a real risk or possibility" of a positive status.
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- Special Rapporteur on the right of everyone to the enjoyment of the highest attainable standard of physical and mental health
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- Special Procedures' report
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- 2010
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Right to health and criminalization of same-sex conduct and sexual orientation, sex-work and HIV transmission 2010, para. 58
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- The criminalization of HIV transmission in the instance of intentional, malicious transmission is the only circumstance in which the use of criminal law in relation to HIV may be appropriate. In such cases, the alleged perpetrator should have acted autonomously, with full knowledge of relevant surrounding circumstances, including but not limited to their HIV status, effectiveness and attempted use of prophylaxis, and so forth. However, the utility of enacting legislation specifically dealing with this circumstance is questionable. In contrast, criminalization is inappropriate where there is a lack of such culpability.
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- Special Rapporteur on the right of everyone to the enjoyment of the highest attainable standard of physical and mental health
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- Special Procedures' report
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- 2010
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Right to health and criminalization of same-sex conduct and sexual orientation, sex-work and HIV transmission 2010, para. 70
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- The Special Rapporteur notes that individuals living with HIV have been convicted of crimes that did not actually inflict physical harm, damage any property or otherwise cause injury. Disproportionate severity in sentencing of those convicted of "HIV crimes" has become evident in a number of cases, the inference being that the defendants' HIV status played a significant role in conviction and imprisonment. Criminal prosecutions, and the publicity stemming from them, have been found to increase stigmatization and have been perceived by people living with HIV as undermining public health efforts encouraging safer sex.
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- Special Rapporteur on the right of everyone to the enjoyment of the highest attainable standard of physical and mental health
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- Special Procedures' report
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- Equality & Inclusion
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- 2010
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The right to health and development 2011, para. 12
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- When development is perceived in terms of human development and capabilities, it is evident that the right to health has both constitutive and instrumental relevance in respect of development and poverty reduction. The right is constitutive insofar as ill health and inadequate protection of the right to health are symptoms and constituent parts of inadequate human development and poverty, and instrumental in that the enjoyment of the right to health is instrumental in securing other human rights, such as the right to education and work, which are essential to the achievement of human development.
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- Special Rapporteur on the right of everyone to the enjoyment of the highest attainable standard of physical and mental health
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- Special Procedures' report
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- Equality & Inclusion
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- 2011
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The right to health and development 2011, para. 39
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- The second phase of the response, in which the international community promoted the prevention of discrimination under the "public health rationale", is a clear example of recognition of the impact of human rights on health, and vice versa. It became increasingly clear that violations of the right to health, such as the State's failure to prevent discrimination towards people living with HIV and AIDS (or, indeed, discrimination perpetrated by the State itself) actually reduced the effectiveness of HIV prevention programmes. Conversely, where rights were protected by the State, through clear preservation of anonymity in the context of HIV testing, participation in testing and counseling increased. The elimination of discrimination and protection of basic freedoms not only upheld rights but furthered public health aims concurrently.
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- Non-negotiated soft law
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- Special Rapporteur on the right of everyone to the enjoyment of the highest attainable standard of physical and mental health
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- Special Procedures' report
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- Equality & Inclusion
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- 2011
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Health financing in the context of the right to health 2012, para. 49
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- Primary health-care goods and services do not require specialized training for health-care workers, sophisticated diagnostic equipment or significant physical infrastructure. Primary health care is provided in the community setting in small clinics or in homes by doctors, nurses and other health-care workers and may therefore be administered in a more socially and culturally acceptable manner. Primary health care is thus more geographically adaptable and less costly to administer and make use of, which increases the availability of health goods and services for rural and remote communities and the poor.
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- Special Rapporteur on the right of everyone to the enjoyment of the highest attainable standard of physical and mental health
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- Special Procedures' report
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- Equality & Inclusion
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- Social & Cultural Rights
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- 2012
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Health financing in the context of the right to health 2012, para. 47
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- Under the right to health approach, in order to provide health goods, services and facilities to all persons in a non-discriminatory manner, States should ensure equitable and efficient allocation of health funds and resources between primary, secondary and tertiary health care, with particular emphasis on primary care. Primary health care is defined as essential and preventative health care universally accessible in the community at a cost the community can afford. In contrast to primary health care, secondary and tertiary health-care services typically address illnesses that cannot be managed at the community level and are usually provided by specialized doctors and health workers in facilities such as hospitals at comparatively higher costs, using special equipment and sometimes in-patient care.
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- Special Rapporteur on the right of everyone to the enjoyment of the highest attainable standard of physical and mental health
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- Special Procedures' report
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- Equality & Inclusion
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- 2012
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Health financing in the context of the right to health 2012, para. 40
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- At a more targeted level, community-based health insurance pools funds collected from members of small communities and includes a variety of financing mechanisms, such as community health funds, mutual health organizations and rural health insurance. Community-based health insurance programmes may operate in complement or supplement to single or multiple payer systems. These programmes generally exist in poor and other vulnerable or marginalized communities and may increase access to health facilities, goods and services for vulnerable or marginalized groups and facilitate the participation of communities in decision-making processes affecting their health.
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- Special Rapporteur on the right of everyone to the enjoyment of the highest attainable standard of physical and mental health
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- Special Procedures' report
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- Equality & Inclusion
- Governance & Rule of Law
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- 2012
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Occupational health 2012, para. 45
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- The right to health further requires that occupational health services are available, accessible, acceptable and of good quality. These services must be tailored to the needs of workers. For example, services must be made available at easily accessible locations and during hours that accommodate workers schedules; they must include the rehabilitation of affected individuals back into the workplace; health workers must be aware of the specific health risks faced by workers, and they must be trained to detect, prevent and treat occupational diseases. The ILO Occupational Health Services Convention No. 161 also states that occupational health services are essential to maintaining a safe and healthy working environment in order to facilitate optimal physical and mental health, and to adapting work to the capabilities of workers in the light of their health.
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- Special Rapporteur on the right of everyone to the enjoyment of the highest attainable standard of physical and mental health
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- Special Procedures' report
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- Equality & Inclusion
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- 2012
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Right to health in conflict situations 2013, para. 9
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- States are obliged to utilize the maximum available resources towards the realization of economic social and cultural rights, including the right to health. An aspect of this obligation is that the right to health is progressively realizable. However, due to the destruction or diversion of resources to military or police needs, conflicts often reduce the availability of resources which may, at times, be detrimental to the right to health. Even where resources are available, States may not be able to make use of them due to the insecurity and poor infrastructure in many conflict environments.
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- Special Rapporteur on the right of everyone to the enjoyment of the highest attainable standard of physical and mental health
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- Special Procedures' report
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- Equality & Inclusion
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- Humanitarian
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- 2013
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Right to health in conflict situations 2013, para. 54
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- States also frequently impose economic sanctions in conflict to coerce parties to the conflict, or to control the flow of resources to conflict-affected areas. Such sanctions may adversely impact on the right to health of civilian populations, not only by restricting medical supplies, but also by increasing administrative delays for essential goods and services, worsening poverty and reducing the resources available for health, infrastructure and education systems. To ensure the full enjoyment of the right to health of people affected by conflict, medical supplies and equipment, water, food and other essentials important for the health of the population should never be placed under sanctions. Furthermore, all sanctions should be monitored both before and after imposition for their effect on the right to health, and should be transparent and responsive, regardless of their political purpose.
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- Special Rapporteur on the right of everyone to the enjoyment of the highest attainable standard of physical and mental health
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- Special Procedures' report
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- Equality & Inclusion
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- Humanitarian
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- 2013
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Right to health in conflict situations 2013, para. 61
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- Accountability is an essential aspect of the right to health framework. It requires independent monitoring, prompt investigations, transparent governance, including collecting and disseminating accurate and complete information to the public, and access to remedies for victims of violations. These requirements are also addressed under international humanitarian law, which obliges States to prevent, investigate and punish violations of international humanitarian law. Clear policies and codes of conduct should be in place within the military, police force, and medical institutions to protect the right to health in conflict.
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- Special Rapporteur on the right of everyone to the enjoyment of the highest attainable standard of physical and mental health
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- Special Procedures' report
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- Governance & Rule of Law
- Health
- Humanitarian
- Personas afectadas
- All
- Año
- 2013
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Access to medicines in the context of the right-to-health framework 2013, para. 7
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- Market-oriented approaches to medicines in a highly competitive global marketplace often project issues related to access to medicines as a matter of profit rather than a public health concern. While it is understandable that private pharmaceutical companies should follow such an approach, there is a growing need for States to balance that market-driven perspective by positioning access to medicines in the right-to-health framework. There is thus the need to shift the dominant market-oriented paradigm on access to medicines towards a right-to-health paradigm and reaffirm that access to affordable and quality medicines and medical care in the event of sickness, as well as the prevention, treatment and control of diseases, are central elements of the enjoyment of the right to health.
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- Special Rapporteur on the right of everyone to the enjoyment of the highest attainable standard of physical and mental health
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- Special Procedures' report
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- Equality & Inclusion
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- 2013
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Access to medicines in the context of the right-to-health framework 2013, para. 20
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- According to the right-to-health framework, medicines should be economically accessible to all sectors of the population. Medicines should therefore be priced in a fair and equitable manner and be affordable so as to not disproportionately burden poorer households. This is an even greater problem in developing countries, where up to two-thirds of expenditure on medicines is individually financed through out-of-pocket payments. Such payments are primarily responsible for catastrophic health expenditures, annually pushing approximately 100 million people, mostly in developing countries, into poverty. Ensuring affordable and equitable pricing of essential medicines is therefore a key determinant of access to medicines in most developing countries.
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- Special Rapporteur on the right of everyone to the enjoyment of the highest attainable standard of physical and mental health
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- Special Procedures' report
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- Equality & Inclusion
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- 2013
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Access to medicines in the context of the right-to-health framework 2013, para. 47
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- Efficient and transparent procurement of medicines is central to ensuring the availability of medicines in sufficient quantities in all public health facilities. Procurement of medicines occurs at the international, national, regional and local levels. Inefficiencies of procurement at each level can cause unreliable medicine supplies and higher costs. An efficient procurement system is one that relies on transparent management, a limited drug selection that is based on a restricted list (for example, NEML), accurate and scientific forecasting of need, competitive tendering, bulk purchasing, pre-qualification of proposed suppliers and close monitoring of selected suppliers, and reliable financing. The Special Rapporteur is pleased to note that most States that responded to his questionnaire have formulated national medicine procurement policies.
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- Special Rapporteur on the right of everyone to the enjoyment of the highest attainable standard of physical and mental health
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- Special Procedures' report
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- Governance & Rule of Law
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- 2013
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Unhealthy foods, non-communicable diseases and the right to health 2014, para. 12
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- With respect to the availability and accessibility of nutritionally adequate and safe food, both the right to health and the right to food cast obligations on States. Under the right to health framework, States have a core and non-derogable obligation to ensure access to the minimum essential food that is nutritionally adequate to ensure freedom from hunger for everyone. Pertinently, the right to food framework requires States to ensure the availability and accessibility of food in a quantity and quality to satisfy the individuals' dietary needs, and which contain a mix of nutrients for physical and mental growth, development and maintenance, and physical activity that are in compliance with human physiological needs at all stages of life.
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- Special Rapporteur on the right of everyone to the enjoyment of the highest attainable standard of physical and mental health
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- Special Procedures' report
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- Equality & Inclusion
- Food & Nutrition
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- Año
- 2014
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Effective and full implementation of the right to health framework, including justiciability of ESCR and the right to health; the progressive realisation of the right to health; the accountability deficit of transnational corporations; and the current ... 2014, para. 51
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- The right to access information has been denied to affected communities on the grounds that disclosure of such information may harm the State's economic interest and should therefore be kept confidential. Disturbingly, the practice of withholding information from stakeholders such as civil society groups has been held to be non-discriminatory, even where the same information was provided to corporations with the justification that corporations have expertise in matters relating to free trade agreements. Such inequity in access to information can enable corporations to influence the content of an international investment agreement in their favour.
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- Non-negotiated soft law
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- Special Rapporteur on the right of everyone to the enjoyment of the highest attainable standard of physical and mental health
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- Special Procedures' report
- Temas
- Economic Rights
- Equality & Inclusion
- Personas afectadas
- All
- Año
- 2014
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Unhealthy foods, non-communicable diseases and the right to health 2014, para. 53
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- Accountability can also be ensured through indicators, benchmarks and targets against which the performance of State and non-State actors in achieving goals to reduce risk and prevalence of NCDs can be monitored and evaluated. As multiple agencies of the State may be involved in regulating activities of the food industry and the provision of nutritious food, information outlining their individual and joint efforts towards attaining the set benchmarks should be made public. Making information available to the public and independent monitoring bodies will enable them to assess the activities of the food industry and their compliance with domestic marketing, labelling and nutrition standards and laws. States should also encourage monitoring of other non-State actors such as private schools and broadcasting agencies to review their policy vis-à-vis the food industry. Review and evaluation of actions taken and standards adopted by States and non-State actors to ensure the sale and availability of nutritious foods comprise the accountability framework.
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- Special Rapporteur on the right of everyone to the enjoyment of the highest attainable standard of physical and mental health
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- Special Procedures' report
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- Equality & Inclusion
- Food & Nutrition
- Governance & Rule of Law
- Personas afectadas
- All
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- Año
- 2014
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Unhealthy foods, non-communicable diseases and the right to health 2014, para. 61
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- An effective international framework is needed to hold the global food industry legally accountable for its actions. There is a need to create an international framework that binds States and casts responsibility on them to modify their domestic laws for reduction and prevention of diet-related NCDs. The Framework Convention on Tobacco Control could be used as a foundation on which an international framework for accountability and monitoring of the food and beverage industry can be built. The international community also needs to ensure that food corporations driven by commercial interests do not undermine the efforts of States to realize the enjoyment of the highest attainable standard of health.
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- Special Rapporteur on the right of everyone to the enjoyment of the highest attainable standard of physical and mental health
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- Special Procedures' report
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- Food & Nutrition
- Governance & Rule of Law
- Health
- Personas afectadas
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- Año
- 2014
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Work of the mandate and priorities of the SR 2015, para. 72
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- The sustainable implementation of a modern public health approach is not only in line with human rights, but is also a powerful way to develop and strengthen social justice and social cohesion. In that regard, the importance of universal health coverage cannot be overestimated. Since the International Conference on Primary Health Care, there have been many achievements, but also failures. Universal coverage is a central component of healthy public policies and its global achievement should be seen as one of the main goals for the post-2015 agenda. However, the Special Rapporteur thinks that a broader holistic approach is needed so that none, in particular those in vulnerable situations and in most need of health care, are not excluded neither de jure nor de facto from access to quality services.
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- Special Rapporteur on the right of everyone to the enjoyment of the highest attainable standard of physical and mental health
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- Special Procedures' report
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- Equality & Inclusion
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- 2015
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Report of the SR on the right to health and Agenda 2030 2016, para. 20
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- For example, in addressing climate change and environmental pollution (Goal 13 and target 3.9), States and other actors must recognize the particular health impact that these environmental issues have on certain populations, due in part to socioeconomic inequality, cultural norms and intrinsic psychological factors. Climate change increases the incidence of diseases that already disproportionately affect the poor, such as malaria and diarrhoea. Likewise, environmental pollution contributes to the growing burden of non-communicable diseases, disproportionately experienced by the poor. This increases health expenditures and ill mental and physical health among those who can least afford it, reinforcing the vicious cycle of poverty (A/HRC/32/23, para. 24).
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- Special Rapporteur on the right of everyone to the enjoyment of the highest attainable standard of physical and mental health
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- Special Procedures' report
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- Environment
- Equality & Inclusion
- Health
- Poverty
- Personas afectadas
- All
- Año
- 2016
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Report of the SR on the right to health and Agenda 2030 2016, para. 60
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- States should ensure that adopted indicators are relevant to human rights in the context of the Sustainable Development Goals and capture the availability, accessibility, acceptability and quality of health care and underlying determinants of health. Participatory governance mechanisms should be in place for disaggregated data collection and analysis, and there must be effective communication of data to decision makers and the population more generally. States should also use innovative methodologies to deal with the challenges of sample sizes.
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- Non-negotiated soft law
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- Special Rapporteur on the right of everyone to the enjoyment of the highest attainable standard of physical and mental health
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- Special Procedures' report
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- Equality & Inclusion
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- N.A.
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- 2016
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Work of the mandate and priorities of the SR 2015, para. 59
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- There is no hierarchy among human rights, and any attempt to restrict or undermine, intentionally or unintentionally, any of the basic human rights can have a harmful impact on individual and societal health and well-being. That is why the best way of "vaccinating" health-care systems and policy decisions against a departure from agreed principles and standards is to systematically apply a human rights approach in full accordance with universal principles enshrined in the Universal Declaration of Human Rights and human rights conventions and treaties.
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- Special Rapporteur on the right of everyone to the enjoyment of the highest attainable standard of physical and mental health
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- Special Procedures' report
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- Governance & Rule of Law
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- Personas afectadas
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- Año
- 2015
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Report of the SR on the right to health and Agenda 2030 2016, para. 81
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- Moving towards universal health coverage requires long-term progressive realization of the right to health that engages work across many sectors at the local, national, and international levels. The World Health Organization Consultative Group on Equity and Universal Health Coverage has proposed a three-part strategy for countries to progressively realize universal health coverage consistent with equity principles and the right to health. This includes prioritizing the worst off, expanding coverage to everyone and reducing out-of-pocket payments, all while ensuring that disadvantaged groups are not left behind.
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- Non-negotiated soft law
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- Special Rapporteur on the right of everyone to the enjoyment of the highest attainable standard of physical and mental health
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- Special Procedures' report
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- Equality & Inclusion
- Governance & Rule of Law
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- 2016
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Report of the SR on the right to health and Agenda 2030 2016, para. 80
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- The right to health also requires that progress towards universal health coverage be monitored to assess who is covered, what services are covered, and the extent of financial protection, with data disaggregated to measure progress across sectors and groups. Focusing on coverage averages (indicator 3.8.1) without disaggregating data can mask exclusion, especially of those most marginalized. Using insurance coverage as a proxy indicator for financial protection (indicator 3.8.2) fails to address the impoverishing impact of health expenditures.
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- Non-negotiated soft law
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- Special Rapporteur on the right of everyone to the enjoyment of the highest attainable standard of physical and mental health
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- Special Procedures' report
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- Equality & Inclusion
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- Personas afectadas
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- 2016
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Report of the SR on the right to health and Agenda 2030 2016, para. 89
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- Achieving universal health coverage requires sufficient capacity of well-trained health workers to meet patients' needs. The global health workforce is too small and unequally distributed within and among countries, with poorer countries and communities having the fewest workers. Poor working conditions and low pay contribute to a "skills drain" of health professionals undermining the right to health in communities and countries left behind. This disproportionately affects those with limited finances or access to health care (A/60/348, sect. IV).
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- Non-negotiated soft law
- Organismo
- Special Rapporteur on the right of everyone to the enjoyment of the highest attainable standard of physical and mental health
- Tipo de documento
- Special Procedures' report
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- Equality & Inclusion
- Health
- Personas afectadas
- All
- Año
- 2016
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