Category: Tuberculosis

Example 4: Litigating for prisoners exposed to TB in South African prisons Lee v. Minister for Correctional Services, Constitutional Court of South Africa, Case CCT 20/12 [2012] ZACC 30. Project Type: Litigation SECTION27 Braamfontein, South Africa E-mail:  info@section27.org.za Website:  www.section27.org.za  Treatment Action Campaign (TAC) Cape Town, South Africa Website:  www.tac.org.za  Wits Justice Project South Africa Website:  www.witsjusticeproject.com Actor Mr. Dudley Lee was incarcerated in Pollsmoor Maximum Security Prison outside Cape Town, South Africa,…

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TB and Human Rights Resources A. International Instruments   Non-binding ILO et al., Joint Statement on compulsory drug detention and rehabilitation centres, ILO, OHCHR, UNDP, UNESCO, UNFPA, UNHCR, UNICEF, UNODC, UN Women, WFP, WHO, and UNAIDS (2012). www.ohchr.org/en/NewsEvents/Pages/DisplayNews.aspx?NewsID=11941&LangID=E. UN Congress on the Prevention of Crime and the Treatment of Offenders, Standard Minimum Rules for the Treatment of Prisoners (1995). www.umn.edu/humanrts/instree/g1smr.htm. UN Commission on Human Rights, Access to medication in the…

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What are key terms related to TB and human rights? A variety of terms is used in TB and human rights work. All definitions are adapted from the WHO unless otherwise indicated. A Active TB Tuberculosis disease associated with symptoms or signs, including findings on physical examination. Adherence Active, voluntary and collaborative involvement of the patient in a mutually acceptable course of behavior (including taking the prescribed dose of a particular…

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