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The international community has long recognized the centrality of health, and identifies health—including its social, economic and cultural dimensions—as a basic human right. Below is a list of major international documents and laws where governments, including the United States, have recognized the human right to health. [https://phmovement.org/ The People’s Health Movement] unites concerned activists, academics and health workers since 2000 to press governments to fulfill their human rights commitments. | The international community has long recognized the centrality of health, and identifies health—including its social, economic and cultural dimensions—as a basic human right. Below is a list of major international documents and laws where governments, including the United States, have recognized the human right to health. [https://phmovement.org/ The People’s Health Movement] unites concerned activists, academics and health workers since 2000 to press governments to fulfill their human rights commitments. | ||
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| + | *[https://www.who.int/governance/eb/who_constitution_en.pdf WHO Constitution] (1946)<br> | ||
*[https://www.un.org/en/universal-declaration-human-rights/ Universal Declaration of Human Rights] (1948)<br> | *[https://www.un.org/en/universal-declaration-human-rights/ Universal Declaration of Human Rights] (1948)<br> | ||
*[https://www.who.int/publications/almaata_declaration_en.pdf Declaration of Alma Ata] (1978)<br> | *[https://www.who.int/publications/almaata_declaration_en.pdf Declaration of Alma Ata] (1978)<br> | ||
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*[https://www.who.int/docs/default-source/primary-health/declaration/gcphc-declaration.pdf Declaration of Astana] (2018)<br> | *[https://www.who.int/docs/default-source/primary-health/declaration/gcphc-declaration.pdf Declaration of Astana] (2018)<br> | ||
*[https://www.un.org/pga/73/wp-content/uploads/sites/53/2019/05/UHC-Political-Declaration-zero-draft.pdf Political Declaration of the High-level Meeting on Universal Health Coverage] (2019) | *[https://www.un.org/pga/73/wp-content/uploads/sites/53/2019/05/UHC-Political-Declaration-zero-draft.pdf Political Declaration of the High-level Meeting on Universal Health Coverage] (2019) | ||
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| + | '''Resources and Analysis on Applications of International Human Rights Law for Particular Groups & Contexts''' | ||
| + | *[http://wiki.pghrights.mayfirst.org/images/a/a8/Human_mobility_and_human_rights_principles--final_4-16-2020.pdf Human mobility and human rights in the COVID-19 pandemic: Principles of protection for migrants, refugees, and other displaced persons]. ''This document was prepared under the auspices of Columbia University's Mailman School of Public Health, Cornell University's Migration and Human Rights Program, and The New School's Zolberg Institute on Migration and Mobility.'' | ||
| + | *[https://www.unmgcy.org/article/2020/4/18/lancet-migration-global-statement-on-covid-19-leaving-no-one-behind-in-the-covid-19-pandemic-a-call-for-urgent-global-action-to-include-migrants-amp-refugees-in-the-covid-19-response?fbclid=IwAR2R7DJfOZzFzEQ2eHY4PVJffP2lJ9PSWbDcOQukQZIzLVDI8uxtbSfGZbI Lancet Migration Global Statement on Covid-19: 'Leaving No One Behind in the Covid-19 Pandemic: A Call for Urgent Global Action to Include Migrants & Refugees in the Covid-19 Response] | ||
Revision as of 10:19, 20 April 2020
Health is a Human Right!
The international community has long recognized the centrality of health, and identifies health—including its social, economic and cultural dimensions—as a basic human right. Below is a list of major international documents and laws where governments, including the United States, have recognized the human right to health. The People’s Health Movement unites concerned activists, academics and health workers since 2000 to press governments to fulfill their human rights commitments.
International Documents Recognizing and Reinforcing the Right to Health
- WHO Constitution (1946)
- Universal Declaration of Human Rights (1948)
- Declaration of Alma Ata (1978)
- Millennial Development Goals (2000)
- UN Special Rapporteur on the Right to Health (2002)
- Commission on the Social Determinants of Health (2005)
- Rio Political Declaration on Social Determinants of Health (2011)
- Sustainable Development Goals
- Declaration of Astana (2018)
- Political Declaration of the High-level Meeting on Universal Health Coverage (2019)
Resources and Analysis on Applications of International Human Rights Law for Particular Groups & Contexts
- Human mobility and human rights in the COVID-19 pandemic: Principles of protection for migrants, refugees, and other displaced persons. This document was prepared under the auspices of Columbia University's Mailman School of Public Health, Cornell University's Migration and Human Rights Program, and The New School's Zolberg Institute on Migration and Mobility.
- Lancet Migration Global Statement on Covid-19: 'Leaving No One Behind in the Covid-19 Pandemic: A Call for Urgent Global Action to Include Migrants & Refugees in the Covid-19 Response
