Human Rights & Public Liberties

Human Rights & Public Liberties

Newsletter
13 Jan, 2021

Health Issues

Controversial Assisted Dying Bill Heads to UK Parliament

In Europe, euthanasia is legal in Belgium, the Netherlands, Luxembourg, Germany and Spain. Assisted dying, where someone is given the means to end their life themselves,…

16 October, 2024

WHO/Humanitarian situation in the occupied Palestinian territory

In September, Ministry of Health with WHO and partners was able to vaccinate around 560,000 children under ten years during the first round of a…

15 October, 2024

Rwanda Faces First Marburg Virus Outbreak: Six Lives Lost

In 2023, neighboring Tanzania reported cases of the disease, while Uganda faced its last outbreak in 2017.

30 September, 2024

Gaza polio vaccination

Rik Peeperkorn, WHO representative for the Occupied Palestinian territories, told reporters that it had vaccinated more than 161,000 children under 10 in the central area…

4 September, 2024

Mpox vaccines

Officials say that some obstacles to acquiring vaccines include lack of funding/Al Jazeera.

1 September, 2024

Mpox vaccine

It’s estimated that 3.5 million doses will be needed.

27 August, 2024

Verdict against several Indonesian pharmaceutical companies

Since 2022, more than 200 Indonesian children, most of whom were under the age of five, have died of acute kidney injury linked to contaminated…

22 August, 2024

Mpox global emergency

Sweden, Pakistan and the Philippines have confirmed cases in recent days.

20 August, 2024

Mpox is a viral infection

The DRC mpox strain is deadlier and more transmissible – with a 10% fatality rate among children, according to DRC researchers

8 August, 2024

Afghanistan/healthcare challenges

International organizations, NGOs, and humanitarian agencies have been working to provide healthcare services and support in Afghanistan, especially in underserved regions.

27 March, 2024

Hospital and Israeli gunfire

Injuries leave the victim with life changing disabilities.

13 March, 2024