Useful links
December 2005
Office of the United Nations High Commissioner on Human Rights (OHCHR)
The High Commissioner is the principle UN official with responsibility for human rights.
Go to the website - www.ohchr.org/english/about/.
World Health Organisation (WHO)
The WHO is the United Nations’ specialized agency for health. Its aim is attainment by all peoples of the highest possible standard of health.
Go to the website - www.who.int/en/.
François-Xavier Bagnoud Centre for Health and Human Rights
The mission of FXB is to fight AIDS and support the world’s orphans and vulnerable children left in the wake of the AIDS pandemic by advocating for their needs and by providing direct support to families and communities that care for them.
Go to the website - www.hsph.harvard.edu/fxbcenter/.
International Federation of Health and Human Rights Organisations (IFHHRO)
The International Federation of Health and Human Rights Organisations (IFHHRO) promotes international cooperation for the protection and promotion of health related human rights. IFHHRO focuses on the role of health professionals.
Go to the website - http://www.ifhhro.org/
Center for Enquiry into Health and Allied Themes (CEHAT)
The Centre for Enquiry into Health and Allied themes is a rights-based organisation that aims to promote research, action and advocacy on health and allied themes. It acts as an interface between progressive people's movements and academia.
Go to the website - www.cehat.org/.
Special Rapporteur on the Right to Health
The main objectives of the Special Rapporteur are to raise the profile of the right to health as a fundamental human right; to clarify what the right to health means; and to identify ways of operationalising the right to health.
Go to the website - www2.essex.ac.uk/human_rights_centre/rth/rapporteur.shtm.
Essex University Human Rights Centre
The Human Rights Centre houses the strongest team of academic human rights lawyers in the UK, together with philosophers, political theorists and sociologists who have worked on human rights issues.
Go to the website - www2.essex.ac.uk/human_rights_centre/about/index.shtm.
BMA International Department
The BMA’s International Department co-ordinates the Association's work with international medical bodies, runs and International Committee which discusses European and International issues of interest to the medical profession.
Go to the website - www.bma.org.uk/ap.nsf/Content/Hubbmainternationalactivities.
Amnesty International
Amnesty International (AI) is a worldwide movement of people who campaign for internationally recognized human rights.
Go to the website - www.amnesty.org/.
World Medical Association (WMA)
The WMA is an international organisation representing physicians. Its aim is to achieve the highest international standards in Medical Education, Medical Science, Medical Art and Medical Ethics, and Health Care for all people in the world.
Go to the website - www.wma.net/e/.
Physicians for Human Rights USA
The aim of physicians for human rights is to promote health by protecting human rights. Using medical and scientific methods, it investigates and exposes violations of human rights worldwide and works to stop them.
Go to the website - www.phrusa.org/.
Commonwealth Medical Trust (COMMAT)
Commat works to improve international health outcomes through its co-operative promotional and educational activities with health professional associations and other health-concerned NGOs working in developing countries.
Go to the website - www.commat.org/.