Guide for the Judiciary on Applying a Human Rights-Based Approach to Health
Author
United Nations Office of the High Commissioner for Human Rights, Harvard FXB Center for Health and Human Rights, the Partnership for Maternal, Newborn and Child Health, the United Nations Population Fund, and the World Health Organisation.
Publisher
United Nations Office of the High Commissioner for Human Rights, Harvard FXB Center for Health and Human Rights, the Partnership for Maternal, Newborn and Child Health, the United Nations Population Fund, and the World Health Organisation.
This quick reference guide for the judiciary is intended to enhance understanding of and accountability for the realization of rights related to sexual and reproductive health, maternal health and child health. It complements other tools and builds on the two technical guidance documents of the Office of the United Nations High Commissioner for Human Rights on a human rights-based approach to the reduction of preventable maternal mortality and morbidity and under-5 mortality and morbidity,1 which were both welcomed by the United Nations Human Rights Council. The purpose of this guide is to support persons working within the judiciary in applying a HRBA in the areas of sexual and reproductive health, maternal health, and under-5 child health. It is one of a series of reflection guides targeted to specific stakeholder groups.
