Tag Archives: Rights

Statement on trans rights

As a coalition of HIV and sexual health charities, we want to underscore our absolute commitment to supporting the rights of our trans, non-binary, and gender diverse communities. There is a long history of commitment and mutual support between gender and sexual minorities facing shared struggles. Just as trans people have been central to the… Read More »

YouTube takes down Xinjiang videos, forcing rights group to seek alternative

The group, credited by international organizations like Human Rights Watch for drawing attention to human rights violations in Xinjiang, has come under fire from Kazakh authorities since its founding in 2017. Serikzhan Bilash, a Xinjiang-born Kazakh activist who co-founded the channel and has been arrested multiple times for his activism, said government advisors told him… Read More »

Pharma erupts as Biden administration backs waiver of vaccine patent rights

The Biden administration’s call to waive patent rights for coronavirus vaccines sparked vociferous opposition from drugmakers and pharma industry groups, which quickly claimed the move will discourage future drug research and do little to increase supply.  Activists, who have pressured the administration for months on the issue, argue a waiver is needed to begin removing… Read More »

KHN’s ‘What The Health?’: SCOTUS, Trump Collide Over Transgender Rights

Can’t see the audio player? Click here to listen on SoundCloud. Transgender people have had a head-spinning week. First, the Trump administration issued long-promised rules rolling back the Obama administration’s protections against discrimination in health care. But just three days later, the Supreme Court, in a 6-3 ruling authored by conservative Justice Neil Gorsuch, said that… Read More »

Madrid Demands Reciprocity From London To Maintain Britons’ Rights In A No-Deal Brexit Scenario

MÁLAGA, SPAIN – SEPTEMBER 22: British citizens came from different places of Costa del Sol … [+] demonstrate against Brexit and Prime Minister Boris Jonhson on September 22, 2019 in Málaga, Spain. (Photo by Álex Zea/Europa Press via Getty Images) (Photo by Europa Press News/Europa Press via Getty Images) Europa Press via Getty Images Spain… Read More »