Health and Human Rights

Human rights violations can provoke ill health or can arise as a consequence of ill health. Amnesty International campaigns on a whole spectrum of rights associated with health, from opposition to the death penalty and the denial of health care, to the right to safe drinking water and adequate nutrition. There is a role for everyone to play - get involved in our campaigns.

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Latest News and Updates

Myanmar obstructionism costs lives

9 May 2008

In the wake of Cyclone Nargis, the government of Myanmar is deliberately impeding life-saving assistance.

South Africa: Rural women the losers in HIV response

18 March 2008

Rural women living with HIV in circumstances of poverty in South Africa face discrimination in relationships and in communities because of their gender, HIV status and economic marginalization.

Gazans cut off after Egypt seals border

6 February 2008

There is concern about the increasingly difficult human rights situation and living conditions of some 1.5 million Palestinians in the Gaza Strip.