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TEDxHSPH Discussion Panel Thread
New York – A number of Harvard Faculty from the School of Public Health participated in a panel discussion at TEDxChange hosted by the Bill and Melinda Gates foundation, and TED. The writeup on the Bill and Melinda Gates Foundation’s site can be found here. You can view the available TEDxChange video on... »
Gabon’s Lords of Poverty
Gabon’s Lords of Poverty Gabon’s Ba’aka pygmy population may soon be saying au revoir to smoked fish and nihao to tofu, if the $3.5 billion Belinga iron-ore mining deal, awarded to a Chinese consortium in 2006, goes off without a hitch. The ore, billed as one of the world’s last remaining major untapped deposits,... »
Governance and Development: Iraq after the US invasion
Governance and Development: By: Carol Blenda Reyes Avila The loss of life continues to rise in the US-led invasion of Iraq as both proponents and detractors of the war begin to question the almost certain human rights violations that are occurring. Overseeing the establishment of a sound and appropriate government once appeared to be... »
The Quality of Life Around The Globe
Professor Marks raised a critical point in class by talking about the importance of urbanism and the right to adequate housing as a Human Right. But if we look at some places around the globe such as the Kibera slum located in Nairobi – (one of the most crowded places on earth,) we can... »
Will Women’s Rights Take a Backseat to the Economic After-Shocks of Chilean Quake?
The 8.8 magnitude earthquake and subsequent tsunamis that hit the coast of Chile on February 27th left more than 700 people dead and hundreds of thousands more without homes, food, and water. With an estimated $30 billion in economic damage, Chilean President-elect Sebastian Piñera will have his hands full as he tries to lead... »
The Future of Afghan Children
In the State Department’s “Country Report on Human Rights Practices” written in 2001, there were multiple large scale human rights violations that transpired at the hands of the Taliban. These violations ran the gamut of articles written in the International Covenant on Civil and Political Rights (ICCPR) and as the State Department report describes... »
Human Rights Violations and Health: Need to Target Both in Conflict
The last few decades have brought enormous amount of human suffering through the conflicts. The conflicts threatened health of those affected and contributed to widespread human rights violations. Recognizing the link between human rights violations and health, as well as targeting both human rights and health simultaneously by human rights workers and health professionals... »
Famine in Africa: A Lost Cause?
“Every gun that is made, every warship launched, every rocket fired is, in a sense, a theft from those who hunger & are not fed, those who are cold & are not clothed.” (Dwight D. Eisenhower, April 16, 1953) While the definition of famine varies depending on the organization, the United States Agency for... »