Example 3: Ending discrimination in access to nationality for children of Nubian descent in Kenya Project Type: Litigation: IHRDA and Open Society Justice Initiative (OSJI) (on behalf of children of Nubian descent in Kenya) v. Kenya, Communications No 002/09 Actor The Open Society Justice Initiative (OSJI) uses law to protect and empower people around the world. Through litigation, advocacy, research, and technical assistance, the Justice Initiative promotes human rights and builds…
Example 4: Roma Health mediators in Romania
Example 4: Roma Health mediators in Romania Project Type: Advocacy Organization Romani CRISS Bucharest, Romania Email: office@romanicriss.org Website: www.romanicriss.org Founded on April 4, 1993, Romani CRISS is a human rights NGO with a mission to “defend the rights of Roma in Romania” The organization focuses on issues of education, health, civic mobilization, legal assistance, promoting ethnic identity and other human-rights campaigns. Romani CRISS first pioneered Roma mediation in 1992 as a…
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Example 5: Campaign for indigenous health equality in Australia
Example 5: Campaign for indigenous health equality in Australia Project: Advocacy Actor/Organization The Australian Human Rights and Equal Opportunity Commission (HREOC) was created by law in 1986. The position of Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Social Justice Commissioner was created within the HREOC in 1993 with the intent to advance the rights of indigenous peoples through reporting and research. In 2005, the Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Social Justice Commissioner released a…
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What steps can government and key stakeholders take to improve the health status of minority populations?
What steps can government and key stakeholders take to improve the health status of minority populations? The preceding case studies are concrete examples of projects using human rights mechanisms to improve access to health care and the health status of minority individuals and communities. The spectrum of barriers to health care for minority populations is broad, including discrimination in health care settings, a legacy of ineffective public policies, and geographic isolation. The…
Minority Health Resources
Minority Health Resources A. International Instruments Binding ILO Discrimination (Employment and Occupation) Convention, No. 111 (1958). www.ilo.org/wcmsp5/groups/public/—ed_norm/—declaration/documents/publication/wcms_decl_fs_85_en.pdf. Declaration on Fundamental Principles and Rights at Work (1998). www.ilo.org/declaration/thedeclaration/textdeclaration/lang–en/index.htm. UNESCO Convention against Discrimination in Education (1960).http://portal.unesco.org/en/ev.php-URL_ID=12949&URL_DO=DO_TOPIC&URL_SECTION=201.html. Convention for the Safeguarding of the Intangible Cultural Heritage (2003).www.unesco.org/culture/ich/index.php?lg=en&pg=00022. Convention on the Protection and Promotion of the Diversity of Cultural Expressions (2005).http://portal.unesco.org/en/ev.php-URL_ID=31038&URL_DO=DO_TOPIC&URL_SECTION=201.html. UN Conference of Plenipotentiaries, Convention relating to the Status of Refugees and Stateless Persons…
Indigenous Peoples Health Resources
Indigenous Peoples Health Resources A list of commonly used resources on health and human rights of indigenous peoples follows. A. International Instruments Binding ILO, Indigenous and Tribal Peoples Convention, No. 169 (1989). www.ilo.org/indigenous/Conventions/no169/lang–en/index.htm. Nonbinding UN Committee on the Rights of the Child (CRC). General Comment no. 11: Indigenous children and their rights under the Convention (2009). www2.ohchr.org/english/bodies/crc/comments.htm. The rights of indigenous children, Recommendation (2003). http://www2.ohchr.org/english/bodies/crc/discussion.htm. UN Committee on the Elimination…
Minority Health Key Terms
Minority Health Key Terms C Civil rights Rights individuals have in their role as citizens in relation to the state. Collective rights Rights associated with a community or people. D Direct discrimination Any distinction, exclusion, restriction, or preference based on race, color, descent, or national or ethnic origin which has the purpose or effect of nullifying or impairing the recognition, enjoyment, or exercise, on an equal footing, of human rights…