GCHL Student Blog

In recent years the tobacco industry has popularized novel products that feed individuals’ desire for nicotine intake. Introduced in the 1980s, especially heated tobacco products (HTPs) and e-cigarettes have become extremely popular in the past 10 years.

It is easy to romanticise the soft glow of woodfire heaters with warm feelings of cosiness and comfort. Yet, hiding under this nostalgia, the associated smoke is of serious concern. Alarmingly, a recent study in Australia estimates that in a single year, 728 deaths were attributable to fine particulate matter from woodfire heaters.

International Human Rights, WHO FCTC and Tobacco Control 

On the international plane, termination of a pregnancy is not an independent right in itself, but has been linked to other recognized human rights, namely the right to health enshrined in article 12 of the International Convention on Economic, Social and Cultural Rights (ICESCR). The right to health is consequently linked to one’s right to sexual and reproductive health.

This is part I of a two-part-series of blog posts highlighting the detrimental impacts of the exploitation of animals on human health. Part I utilises the One Health concept to demonstrate the core problems of the anthropocentric relationship with non-human animals.

This is part II of a two-part-series of blog posts highlighting the detrimental impacts of the exploitation of animals on human health. Part II analyses the human right to health and how it supports the introduction of global animal rights.

Ruggero Leotta - In most jurisdictions, aiding in end-of-life matters can result in criminal prosecution.

Sally Duinmaijer - Picture a small, poorly ventilated, smoke-filled room with a woman, with a child strapped to her back, bent over the cookstove as she prepares a meal for her family atop a three-stone fireplace.

Monique van Cauwenberghe - How a lack of foresight in Australia’s COVID-19 pandemic response exposed a gap in measures to protecting the right to health.

Sophie Girardini - Growing up in Italy, my knowledge on sex, contraception and sexually transmitted infections (STIs) was limited and worrying. During an exchange year to a more Southern school, I realized the magnitude of the problem.