Abstract In an attempt to reassert the relevance of international human rights law in contemporary urban contexts, this article considers extent which provisions African Charter on Human and Peoples’ Rights lend themselves fruitful application cities, appropriation by cities development cities. The ultimately argues that, despite rural inclinations its drafting context, certain textual shortcom...

As the United Nation Convention on the Rights of Persons with Disabilities states, People with disabilities have the same general health care needs as other patients, but they are more like to find health care providers’ skill and facilities inadequate, to be denied health care, and to be treated badly in the health care systems [1]. In the United Kingdom several inquires report deaths of peopl...

introduction: in health care, emphasis on basic human rights is especially important. patient’s privacy protection becomes important when the human is exposed to shortcomings of social and health systems. this study was performed to compare the patient’s rights in developed countries and suggest a proper model for iran. methods: this research was a comparative and descriptive case study. resear...

Children's Rights and the New Evaluation Approach in Iran M. Hassani, Ph.D. Schools are among highly valued social institutions wherein the new generations' way to progress is paved. As such, they must operate in a way that promotes and protects children's basic rights. One area of operation in schools is evaluation. Hence, it too needs to be in accordance with the children's rights c...

BACKGROUND Despite some empirical findings on the usefulness of citizen's charters on awareness of rights and services, there is a dearth of literature about charter implementation and impact on health service delivery in low-income settings. OBJECTIVE To gauge the level of awareness of the Charter within Nepal's primary health-care (PHC) system, perceived impact and factors affecting Charter...

The following letters from the readers of Annals represent just the kind of debate about professional ethics we had hoped the physician charter would engender. Seven members of the Medical Professionalism Project have responded accordingly. Although we could not hope to address every issue raised, one does seem salient throughout: the apparent conflict between a patient-centered ethic of care a...