Discriminatory denials of access to required medical care and treatment

In 2008, thousands of Zimbabweans died from a cholera epidemic, which was exacerbated by the Mugabe regime’s suppression of critical public health information.

Disease is not always the only threat to human health. Sadly, the health of many populations is adversely affected by harmful decisions taken by governments and corporations. This social crimes would punish individuals for some of the most serious violations of the right to health, which is guaranteed in article 12 of the International Covenant on Economic, Social and Cultural Rights.

Read a report from Physicians for Human Rights on the serious violations of the right to health by the Mugabe regime against the people of Zimbabwe.

Do more

Support these organisations in the fight against serious violations of the right to health:

Amnesty International’s Demand Dignity Campaign
The Demand Dignity Campaign seeks to end the injustice and exclusion that keeps people trapped in poverty and deprivation.
www.amnesty.org

Physicians for Human Rights
Physicians for Human Rights brings together health professionals to investigate the health consequences of human rights violations and work to stop them.
physiciansforhumanrights.org