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Report of the SR on the right to health and Agenda 2030

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Special Rapporteur on the right of everyone to the enjoyment of the highest attainable standard of physical and mental health
Legal status
Non-negotiated soft law
Document type
Special Procedures' report
Year
2016
Document code
A/71/304
Date added
Aug 19, 2019
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Right to health in early childhood - Right to survival and 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
Legal status
Non-negotiated soft law
Document type
Special Procedures' report
Year
2015
Document code
A/70/213
Date added
Aug 19, 2019
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Right to health and criminalization of same-sex conduct and sexual orientation, sex-work and HIV transmission

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Special Rapporteur on the right of everyone to the enjoyment of the highest attainable standard of physical and mental health
Legal status
Non-negotiated soft law
Document type
Special Procedures' report
Year
2010
Document code
A/HRC/14/20
Date added
Aug 19, 2019
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Corruption and 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
Legal status
Non-negotiated soft law
Document type
Special Procedures' report
Year
2017
Document code
A/72/137
Date added
Aug 19, 2019
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The right to mental 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
Legal status
Non-negotiated soft law
Document type
Special Procedures' report
Year
2017
Document code
A/HRC/35/21
Date added
Aug 19, 2019
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Migrant worker’s 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
Legal status
Non-negotiated soft law
Document type
Special Procedures' report
Year
2013
Document code
A/HRC/23/41
Date added
Aug 19, 2019
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Right to health in conflict situations

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Special Rapporteur on the right of everyone to the enjoyment of the highest attainable standard of physical and mental health
Legal status
Non-negotiated soft law
Document type
Special Procedures' report
Year
2013
Document code
A/68/297
Date added
Aug 19, 2019
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Report on expert consultation on access to medicines

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Special Rapporteur on the right of everyone to the enjoyment of the highest attainable standard of physical and mental health
Legal status
Non-negotiated soft law
Document type
Special Procedures' report
Year
2011
Document code
A/HRC/17/43
Date added
Aug 19, 2019
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The right to health and 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
Legal status
Non-negotiated soft law
Document type
Special Procedures' report
Year
2011
Document code
A/HRC/17/25
Date added
Aug 19, 2019
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Sports and healthy lifestyles as contributing factors to 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
Legal status
Non-negotiated soft law
Document type
Special Procedures' report
Year
2016
Document code
A/HRC/32/33
Date added
Aug 19, 2019
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Right to health of adolescents

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Special Rapporteur on the right of everyone to the enjoyment of the highest attainable standard of physical and mental health
Legal status
Non-negotiated soft law
Document type
Special Procedures' report
Year
2016
Document code
A/HRC/32/32
Date added
Aug 19, 2019
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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 ...

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Special Rapporteur on the right of everyone to the enjoyment of the highest attainable standard of physical and mental health
Legal status
Non-negotiated soft law
Document type
Special Procedures' report
Year
2014
Document code
A/69/299
Date added
Aug 19, 2019
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Health financing in the context 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
Legal status
Non-negotiated soft law
Document type
Special Procedures' report
Year
2012
Document code
A/67/302
Date added
Aug 19, 2019
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The right to health and international drug control, compulsory treatment for drug dependence and access to controlled medicines

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Special Rapporteur on the right of everyone to the enjoyment of the highest attainable standard of physical and mental health
Legal status
Non-negotiated soft law
Document type
Special Procedures' report
Year
2010
Document code
A/65/255
Date added
Aug 19, 2019
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Criminalisation of sexual and reproductive 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
Legal status
Non-negotiated soft law
Document type
Special Procedures' report
Year
2011
Document code
A/66/254
Date added
Aug 19, 2019
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Access to medicines in the context of the right-to-health framework

Body
Special Rapporteur on the right of everyone to the enjoyment of the highest attainable standard of physical and mental health
Legal status
Non-negotiated soft law
Document type
Special Procedures' report
Year
2013
Document code
A/HRC/23/42
Date added
Aug 19, 2019
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Work of the mandate and priorities of the SR

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Special Rapporteur on the right of everyone to the enjoyment of the highest attainable standard of physical and mental health
Legal status
Non-negotiated soft law
Document type
Special Procedures' report
Year
2015
Document code
A/HRC/29/33
Date added
Aug 19, 2019
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Unhealthy foods, non-communicable diseases and 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
Legal status
Non-negotiated soft law
Document type
Special Procedures' report
Year
2014
Document code
A/HRC/26/31
Date added
Aug 19, 2019
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The realization of the right to health of older persons

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Special Rapporteur on the right of everyone to the enjoyment of the highest attainable standard of physical and mental health
Legal status
Non-negotiated soft law
Document type
Special Procedures' report
Year
2011
Document code
A/HRC/18/37
Date added
Aug 19, 2019
Document

Occupational health

Body
Special Rapporteur on the right of everyone to the enjoyment of the highest attainable standard of physical and mental health
Legal status
Non-negotiated soft law
Document type
Special Procedures' report
Year
2012
Document code
A/HRC/20/15
Date added
Aug 19, 2019
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Corruption and the right to health 2017, para. 23

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The right to health is recognized in the Constitution of the World Health Organization (WHO) and protected by the Universal Declaration of Human Rights and international human rights treaties which are binding on States parties, including the International Covenant on Economic, Social and Cultural Rights, the International Convention on the Elimination of All Forms of Racial Discrimination, the Convention on the Elimination of All Forms of Discrimination against Women, the Convention on the Rights of the Child, the Convention on the Rights of Persons with Disabilities and the International Convention on the Protection of the Rights of All Migrant Workers and Members of Their Families. Additionally, regional human rights treaties and many domestic constitutions protect the right to health. These international treaties and domestic laws obligate States to take action to respect, protect and fulfil the right to health and to address corruption where it interferes with their right-to-health obligations. They should inform responses to corruption alongside other legal instruments, such as the United Nations Convention against Corruption.
Body
Special Rapporteur on the right of everyone to the enjoyment of the highest attainable standard of physical and mental health
Document type
Special Procedures' report
Topic(s)
  • Governance & Rule of Law
  • Health
Person(s) affected
  • Families
  • Persons on the move
Year
2017
Date added
Aug 19, 2019
Paragraph

Report of the SR on the right to health and Agenda 2030 2016, para. 52

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Community empowerment initiatives working with poor and marginalized communities have achieved extraordinary health outcomes, for example in the global fight to end HIV/AIDS (target 3.3) (E/HLPF/2016/2, para. 107). Economic and social empowerment, such as the decriminalization of sex work and sex worker mobilization, have improved health and identified critical health gaps (Goals 3 and 5). Community mobilization to attain adequate and stable housing for homeless people living with HIV can have life-saving implications for their health (targets 3.3 and 11.1). Efforts to empower parents in vulnerable situations through participatory parental education initiatives reduce the risk of negative health outcomes for their children (Goal 3 and targets 4.2, 5.2 and 16.2). When young girls have access to education, child mortality rates and girls' long-term health improve (Goals 3, 4 and 5) (A/70/213, para. 9). Investments in such initiatives place the human rights principles of autonomy and participation at the centre of public health policy and are critical components of an open, inclusive and peaceful society.
Body
Special Rapporteur on the right of everyone to the enjoyment of the highest attainable standard of physical and mental health
Document type
Special Procedures' report
Topic(s)
  • Equality & Inclusion
  • Health
Person(s) affected
  • Children
  • Families
  • Girls
  • Youth
Year
2016
Date added
Aug 19, 2019
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Right to health in early childhood - Right to survival and development 2015, para. 9

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Low birth weight, lack of breastfeeding, undernutrition, overcrowded living conditions, indoor air pollution, unsafe drinking water and food and poor hygiene practices are the main immediate risk factors for pneumonia and diarrhoea. However, while such diseases are proximate causes of death and are duly reflected in statistics, poverty and inequalities are the root causes, or underlying social determinants. Poverty increases young children's exposure to risks such as poor nutrition, violence, inadequate sanitation, lower levels of maternal education, inadequate stimulation in the home, increased maternal stress and depression and, at the same time, limits access to health and other services. In 2013 the under-5 mortality rate in low-income countries was more than 12 times the average rate in high-income countries. There are also significant disparities in under-5 mortality and morbidity within countries, driven by poverty, gender and other inequalities. Low levels of literacy and poor access to education among women correlate strongly with high rates of under-5 mortality.
Body
Special Rapporteur on the right of everyone to the enjoyment of the highest attainable standard of physical and mental health
Document type
Special Procedures' report
Topic(s)
  • Health
  • Poverty
  • Water & Sanitation
Person(s) affected
  • Children
  • Women
  • Youth
Year
2015
Date added
Aug 19, 2019
Paragraph

Unhealthy foods, non-communicable diseases and the right to health 2014, para. 63

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In keeping with their obligations to respect, protect and fulfil the right to health, States should formulate and implement a national public health strategy and plan of action to address diet-related NCDs, which should be widely disseminated. Such a strategy should recognize the link between unhealthy foods and NCDs, while specifically addressing the structural flaws in food production, marketing and retail that promote the availability and accessibility of unhealthy foods over healthier options. Towards this end, States should necessarily develop multisectoral approaches that include all relevant ministries such as ministries of health, agriculture, finance, industry and trade. States should also ensure meaningful and effective participation of affected communities such as farmers and vulnerable groups like children, women and low-income groups in all levels of decision-making to discourage production and consumption of unhealthy foods and promote the availability and accessibility of healthier food options.
Body
Special Rapporteur on the right of everyone to the enjoyment of the highest attainable standard of physical and mental health
Document type
Special Procedures' report
Topic(s)
  • Equality & Inclusion
  • Food & Nutrition
  • Health
Person(s) affected
  • Children
  • Women
Year
2014
Date added
Aug 19, 2019
Paragraph

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. 74

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The Special Rapporteur recommends that States ratify the Optional Protocols to the International Covenant on Economic, Social and Cultural Rights and to the Convention on the Rights of the Child on a communications procedure, thereby recognizing the competence of the respective committees to consider individual communications with a view to ensuring the availability of an international adjudicatory mechanism for individuals whose right to health has been violated. The Special Rapporteur further recommends that States recognize the competence of the Committee on Economic, Social and Cultural Rights to receive and consider inter-State communications.
Body
Special Rapporteur on the right of everyone to the enjoyment of the highest attainable standard of physical and mental health
Document type
Special Procedures' report
Topic(s)
  • Equality & Inclusion
  • Governance & Rule of Law
  • Health
Year
2014
Date added
Aug 19, 2019
Paragraph

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. 16

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Courts have enforced obligations to respect and protect with regard to the right to health. The African Commission on Human and Peoples' Rights elaborated, in Social and Economic Rights Action Center and Center for Economic and Social Rights v. Nigeria, that the obligation to respect within the right to health requires a State "to respect the free use of resources" of an individual or group "for the purpose of rights-related needs". In Marangopoulos Foundation for Human Rights v. Greece, the European Committee of Social Rights held that the State must engage in stronger regulatory practices to protect air quality, including the regulation of private actors, to protect its obligation under the right to health.
Body
Special Rapporteur on the right of everyone to the enjoyment of the highest attainable standard of physical and mental health
Document type
Special Procedures' report
Topic(s)
  • Equality & Inclusion
  • Governance & Rule of Law
  • Health
Person(s) affected
  • All
Year
2014
Date added
Aug 19, 2019
Paragraph

Occupational health 2012, para. 35

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The right to occupational health indicators and benchmarks must be developed with the participation of workers and trade unions, including those in the informal economy. Monitoring of occupational health laws and policies on the basis of these mechanisms must be done transparently and in partnership with workers and the civil society, and all information resulting from this process must be made publicly available and accessible. Moreover, States must ensure that workers are intimately familiar with the right to health indicators and benchmarks so they can participate in the monitoring and evaluation of occupational health laws and policies on the basis of these mechanisms. Workers are best positioned to determine whether laws and policies affecting their occupational health are meeting the right to health benchmarks, and they have the greatest stake in ensuring that these laws and policies comply with the right to health. Ensuring that workers are familiar with the right to health indicators and benchmarks will additionally facilitate prospective State accountability by allowing workers to ascertain whether their right to occupational health is being realized.
Body
Special Rapporteur on the right of everyone to the enjoyment of the highest attainable standard of physical and mental health
Document type
Special Procedures' report
Topic(s)
  • Equality & Inclusion
  • Governance & Rule of Law
  • Health
Person(s) affected
  • All
Year
2012
Date added
Aug 19, 2019
Paragraph

Occupational health 2012, para. 24

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The right to access information is central to the right to health and an essential component of active and informed participation. It includes the right to access health-related education and information and to seek, receive and impart information and ideas concerning health issues. States also have a positive obligation in this respect to provide workers with health and rights-related information and to ensure that third parties, including private employers, do not limit access to such information. The ILO also requires States to ensure that national health laws and policies provide workers with comprehensive information, education and training related to occupational health. The right to occupational health thus requires that employers make available and accessible information concerning all health and safety risks, including those related to production inputs and equipment, machinery and chemicals used in the work place. States must further ensure that workers' right to access information affecting their occupational health supersedes employers' rights to protect commercial information under commercial confidentiality, trade secret and other related laws.
Body
Special Rapporteur on the right of everyone to the enjoyment of the highest attainable standard of physical and mental health
Document type
Special Procedures' report
Topic(s)
  • Equality & Inclusion
  • Health
Person(s) affected
  • All
Year
2012
Date added
Aug 19, 2019
Paragraph

Health financing in the context of the right to health 2012, para. 12

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General Comment No. 14 of the Committee on Economic, Social and Cultural Rights recognizes that investments in health should not disproportionately favour expensive curative care services, which are often accessible only to a small fraction of the population, over primary and preventive health care, which benefit a far larger part of the population. Primary health-care services are generally less costly than secondary and tertiary care, which by definition require health-care workers with specialized training, sophisticated diagnostic equipment and significant physical health infrastructure. Investment in primary health care is thus more cost-efficient in the long run because it prevents illness and promotes general health, which reduces the need for more costly secondary and tertiary care. The resulting savings may be reinvested in the health system, possibly in the form of additional health-care subsidies for the poor. The right to health thus requires an efficient allocation of health funds and resources between primary, secondary and tertiary care sectors, with an emphasis on primary health care.
Body
Special Rapporteur on the right of everyone to the enjoyment of the highest attainable standard of physical and mental health
Document type
Special Procedures' report
Topic(s)
  • Equality & Inclusion
  • Health
Person(s) affected
  • All
Year
2012
Date added
Aug 19, 2019
Paragraph

The realization of the right to health of older persons 2011, para. 13

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The Special Rapporteur believes that the dominant view, which considers ageing a biomedical problem, leads to the unfortunate perception of ageing as an abnormal or pathological phenomenon because it equates advanced age with illness. This position is not only inconsistent with the holistic approach to human health, but it also perpetuates a perception of older persons as dependent and sick. When considering the health of older persons, the Special Rapporteur is of the view that there must be a paradigm shift away from the perception of older persons as a "social burden" to one that emphasizes the process of "active ageing" and that will reorient our ideas about ageing to focus on the continuing contribution of older persons to society. According to WHO, active ageing aims to optimize opportunities for health, participation and security amongst older persons in order to enhance their quality of life. The word active therefore refers to continuing participation in social, economic, cultural and civic affairs, and not simply the ability to be physically active or to participate in the labour force.
Body
Special Rapporteur on the right of everyone to the enjoyment of the highest attainable standard of physical and mental health
Document type
Special Procedures' report
Topic(s)
  • Equality & Inclusion
  • Gender
  • Health
Person(s) affected
  • Older persons
Year
2011
Date added
Aug 19, 2019
Paragraph

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