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Hossam Bahgat, Egypt

2011-08-09
On: August 9, 2011
In: Defenders, Egypt, Global, Middle East/N. Africa

Hossam Bahgat, founder and director of the Egyptian Initiative for Personal Rights (EIPR), is a leading defender of civil rights and liberties in Egypt.

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Fact Sheet: HIV/AIDS and Disability

2011-06-08
On: June 8, 2011
In: Disability Rights, Fact Sheet, Global, Health, HIV/TB

 
CONTEXT
Individuals with disabilities are often assumed to be at lower risk, and thus face lower of HIV infection rates, than their non-disabled peers. They are believed to be asexual, less likely to use drugs or alcohol, and at a lower risk of …Continue Reading

Global: Tens of Millions Face Death in Agony

2011-06-02
On: June 2, 2011
In: cancer, ESC Rights, Global, Health, Health care access, medications, pain, palliative care, Press release, survey

(New York) – Tens of millions of people worldwide are denied access to inexpensive medications for severe pain, Human Rights Watch said in a report released today.
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Global: Tens of Millions Face Death in Agony

2011-06-02
On: June 2, 2011
In: cancer, ESC Rights, Global, Health, Health care access, medications, pain, palliative care, Press release, survey

(New York) – Tens of millions of people worldwide are denied access to inexpensive medications for severe pain, Human Rights Watch said in a report released today.
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Global: Tens of Millions Face Death in Agony

2011-06-02
On: June 2, 2011
In: cancer, ESC Rights, Global, Health, Health care access, medications, pain, palliative care, Press release, survey

(New York) – Tens of millions of people worldwide are denied access to inexpensive medications for severe pain, Human Rights Watch said in a report released today.
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Global: Tens of Millions Face Death in Agony

2011-06-02
On: June 2, 2011
In: cancer, ESC Rights, Global, Health, Health care access, medications, pain, palliative care, Press release, survey

(New York) – Tens of millions of people worldwide are denied access to inexpensive medications for severe pain, Human Rights Watch said in a report released today.
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Global: Tens of Millions Face Death in Agony

2011-06-01
On: June 1, 2011
In: cancer, ESC Rights, Global, Health, Health care access, medications, pain, palliative care, Press release, survey

(New York) – Tens of millions of people worldwide are denied access to inexpensive medications for severe pain, Human Rights Watch said in a report released today.
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Democracy Disabled: Discrimination at the Polls

2011-05-20
On: May 20, 2011
In: Commentary, CRPD, Disability Rights, Global, political participation, Racism and Discrimination, voting

The right to political participation is both fundamental to democracy and a fundamental human right. Yet people with disabilities are routinely denied the chance to exercise this right.

Imagine …Continue Reading

Colombia is 100th Country to Ratify Disability Rights Treaty

2011-05-16
On: May 16, 2011
In: Americas, Colombia, convention on the rights of persons with disabilities, CRPD, Disability Rights, ESC Rights, Global, Press release, ratification, United Nations

Colombia is the 100th country to ratify the United Nations Convention on the Rights of Persons with Disabilities, a symbolic step towards achieving universal respect for the rights of more than 670 million people …Continue Reading

The Distance Lurks Behind Your Eyes

2011-05-06
On: May 6, 2011
In: Commentary, Free Expression, Global, Human Rights Defenders, International Justice

Remarks delivered by 2009 Nobel Laureate in Literature, Herta Müller, on the occasion of the Human Rights Watch Celebration Dinner at the Jewish Museum Berlin, Friday, May 6, 2011
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The Distance Lurks Behind Your Eyes

2011-05-06
On: May 6, 2011
In: Commentary, Free Expression, Global, Human Rights Defenders, International Justice

Remarks delivered by 2009 Nobel Laureate in Literature, Herta Müller, on the occasion of the Human Rights Watch Celebration Dinner at the Jewish Museum Berlin, Friday, May 6, 2011
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The Distance Lurks Behind Your Eyes

2011-05-06
On: May 6, 2011
In: Commentary, Free Expression, Global, Human Rights Defenders, International Justice

Remarks delivered by 2009 Nobel Laureate in Literature, Herta Müller, on the occasion of the Human Rights Watch Celebration Dinner at the Jewish Museum Berlin, Friday, May 6, 2011
read moreContinue Reading

The Distance Lurks Behind Your Eyes

2011-05-06
On: May 6, 2011
In: Commentary, Free Expression, Global, Human Rights Defenders, International Justice

Remarks delivered by 2009 Nobel Laureate in Literature, Herta Müller, on the occasion of the Human Rights Watch Celebration Dinner at the Jewish Museum Berlin, Friday, May 6, 2011
read moreContinue Reading

The Distance Lurks Behind Your Eyes

2011-05-06
On: May 6, 2011
In: Commentary, Free Expression, Global, Human Rights Defenders, International Justice

Remarks delivered by 2009 Nobel Laureate in Literature, Herta Müller, on the occasion of the Human Rights Watch Celebration Dinner at the Jewish Museum Berlin, Friday, May 6, 2011
read moreContinue Reading

The Distance Lurks Behind Your Eyes

2011-05-06
On: May 6, 2011
In: Commentary, Free Expression, Global, Human Rights Defenders, International Justice

Remarks delivered by 2009 Nobel Laureate in Literature, Herta Müller, on the occasion of the Human Rights Watch Celebration Dinner at the Jewish Museum Berlin, Friday, May 6, 2011
read moreContinue Reading

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