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About Open Society & Law and Health
The Law and Health Initiative of the Open Society Public Health Program supports efforts that ensure accountability in health policy and protect the health and human rights of society's most marginalized persons.
Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual, or Transgender: Human Rights Are Human Rights
David Scamell
December 16, 2011
 BLOG
A landmark report by the UN Commissioner for Human Rights documents serious human rights abuses perpetrated against sexual and gender minorities worldwide. This is a positive step forward and a victory for LGBT activists who risk their lives fighting for human rights in every corner of the globe.
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Victory for Women in Malawi
Tamar Ezer
November 22, 2011
BLOG
A new law in Malawi finally gives women the right to inherit her husband's estate. In the past, widows and their children were often left with nothing after in-laws took possession of property and valuables. Women's economic disempowerment has been particularly problematic in the shadow of AIDS.
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Secretary Clinton: Thank You, and More, Please
Zoe Hudson
November 9, 2011
BLOG
Calling for an "AIDS-free generation," Secretary Clinton delivered a strong and welcome speech on global HIV/AIDS. At a time of stagnating budgets and threats to foreign aid, her strong support for ramping up the fight was good news. But why no mention of vulnerable groups, like people who inject drugs, sex workers, and men who have sex with men?
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Pretrial Detention Shouldn't Have to Be a Health Risk
Tatyana Margolin
June 3, 2011
BLOG
Nearly 10 million people—innocent or guilty—around the world are detained before trial, sometimes for months and even years. Infectious diseases such as HIV spread quickly in these settings, but few provide even basic health care.
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Sanctioned Cruelty: Reproductive Rights Violations as Torture
OSI-New York
December 7, 2011
As part of the Campaign to Stop Torture in Health Care, the Center for Reproductive Rights and Open Society Foundations will host a special screening of the Center’s new short documentary, Sanctioned Cruelty: Reproductive Rights Violations as Torture.
Book Launch: Ernest Drucker's A Plague of Prisons
OSI-New York
October 11, 2011
 AUDIO
On October 11, Open Society Foundations fellow Ernest Drucker discusses his new book, A Plague of Prisons, a groundbreaking critique of mass incarceration in the United States and elsewhere.
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Why Are Doctors Still Performing Genital Surgery on Infants?
Lydia Guterman
January 30, 2012
BLOG
Medical studies show that performing genital reshaping surgery on intersex children at birth or soon after usually causes psychological damage to patients. Yet this remains the standard of care in most countries, despite protests from patient advocates.
Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual, or Transgender: Human Rights Are Human Rights
David Scamell
December 16, 2011
BLOG
A landmark report by the UN Commissioner for Human Rights documents serious human rights abuses perpetrated against sexual and gender minorities worldwide. This is a positive step forward and a victory for LGBT activists who risk their lives fighting for human rights in every corner of the globe.
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Against Her Will: Forced and Coerced Sterilization of Women Worldwide
