GCHL Student Blog

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.

Renée Emma Jonkhoff - In the Netherlands, an invisible crisis is developing among students. This crisis generates from untreated mental health issues, fuelled by lacking availability of mental healthcare facilities and a lack of access to such facilities for students.

Matthias Knöll - Recently, Germany has debated a new reform of its health care system to remedy some of the worst outcomes of the market-based reforms introduced around 20 years ago, leading to, amongst other things, over-invasive treatment, and difficulties in financing the treatment of children.