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Bringing Justice to Health

by David Scamell; Emma Day; Lotta Teale; Ralf Jurgens; Ryan Quinn; Tamar Ezer; Tatyana Margolin

Sep 23, 2013
  • Crime and Safety
  • Health
  • Human Rights and Civil Liberties

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For millions of people around the world, human rights violations are part and parcel of everyday life. Sexual violence, discrimination in housing, unwarranted dismissal from employment, unfair evictions, denial of child support, and police harassment are only a few such violations.

These have a particularly harsh impact on people whose health is compromised, and on people society often excludes—like sex workers, people who use drugs, patients nearing death, Roma, and people living with HIV.

This report shows the potential to transform this dynamic, profiling 11 access to justice projects based in Indonesia, Kenya, Macedonia, Russia, South Africa, and Uganda. These projects use a range of approaches to make the law meaningful for marginalized people and to improve their health.

Whether through medical and legal partnerships, peer paralegals, or web-based consultations—see what's possible when people become empowered to claim their rights and their health.

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  • Open Society Foundations

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  • Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial-NoDerivatives 4.0 International License

Document Type

  • Report/Whitepaper

Language

  • English

Geography

  • Africa (Eastern) / Kenya
  • Africa (Eastern) / Uganda
  • Africa (Southern) / South Africa
  • Asia (Southeastern) / Indonesia
  • Eurasia / Russia
  • Europe (Southeastern) / The Republic of North Macedonia
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Title: Bringing Justice to Health
Publication date 2013-09-23
Publication Year 2013
Authors David Scamell , Emma Day , Lotta Teale , Ralf Jurgens , Ryan Quinn , Tamar Ezer , Tatyana Margolin
Copyright holder(s) Open Society Foundations
Geographical Focus Africa (Eastern) / Kenya , Africa (Eastern) / Uganda , Africa (Southern) / South Africa , Asia (Southeastern) / Indonesia , Eurasia / Russia , Europe (Southeastern) / The Republic of North Macedonia
Keywords paralegals , sex workers , HIV , health , open society foundations
Document type Report/Whitepaper
Language English
URL: https://www.issuelab.org/resource/bringing-justice-to-health.html
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