The Medical Profession and Human Rights: Handbook for a Changing Agenda

Abstract

Gross violations of human rights occur in many parts of the world. The nature of the media ensures that many of these are brought to our attention. But the need for equality of rights goes beyond these gross violations. The World Health Organization declared in 1970 that “health is a human right.” Clearly, doctors have a role to play in making this a reality. The BMA's new report on human rights and the medical profession begins to examine the …