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Q&A: “Social Movements, Sexual Rights, and Reproductive Rights” with Pardis Mahdavi

Posted on April 25, 2019May 15, 2019

The USC Law & Global Health Collaboration hosted Pardis Mahdavi, Acting Dean of the Josef Korbel School of International Studies at the University of Denver, for a talk on "Social Movements, Sexual Rights, and Reproductiv... read more →

Q&A: “The United States & the Global Struggle for Sexual Rights” with Dennis Altman

Posted on April 25, 2019May 15, 2019

The USC Law & Global Health Collaboration hosted Dennis Altman, Professorial Fellow in Human Security at La Trobe University and ambassador for the Human Rights Law Centre, for a talk on "Missing in Action? The United Sta... read more →

Q&A: “Achieving Sexual and Reproductive Health and Rights in Southern Africa” with Justice Oaguile Dingake

Posted on April 25, 2019May 15, 2019

The USC Law & Global Health Collaboration hosted Justice Oagile Bethuel Key Dingake, Justices of the Supreme and National Courts of Papua New Guinea, for a talk on "Achieving Sexual and Reproductive Health and Rights in S... read more →

Q&A: “From Laws and Standards to Implementation of Interventions in Global Health” with Rajat Khosla

Posted on March 21, 2019May 15, 2019

The USC Law & Global Health Collaboration hosted Rajat Khosla, Senior Human Rights Officer at the United Nations Office of the High Commissioner for Human Rights, Sept. 27, 2018, to discuss interventions in global healt... read more →

Celebrating 70 years of the Universal Declaration of Human Rights

Posted on December 7, 2018March 12, 2019

UDPATE: See event videos and coverage at this link. Global dignitaries, activists and leaders will speak at USC’s University Park Campus for a free, public symposium, followed by a youth summit at Los Angeles Ci... read more →

SDGs in LA: Sustainable Solutions to Los Angeles’s Wicked Problems

New practicum seeks sustainable solutions for LA’s wicked problems

Posted on June 29, 2018March 12, 2019

A new multi-disciplinary practicum coordinated in collaboration with the USC Institute for Global Health invites students from across USC’s schools to address some of Los Angeles’s most intractable challenges. (more&hel... read more →

United Nations group honors USC human rights leader

Posted on November 8, 2017August 21, 2018

Days after President Donald Trump first addressed the United Nations since taking office, UN supporters gathered to celebrate the organization—and to honor leaders including USC Professor of Preventive Medicine and Law Sofi... read more →

The report from the High Level Working Group on Health and Human Rights of Women, Children and Adolescents is handed over to WHO Director-General Margaret Chan at the 70th World Health Assembly May 22. Photo Courtesy WHO.

Stand up for human rights to – and through – health, experts urge government

Posted on May 23, 2017March 13, 2019

A transformative report published May 22 by a United Nations-backed group will set the health and human rights agenda for women, children and adolescents over the next decade. (more…)... read more →

02/21/17 – Developing a Human Rights Approach to Strengthen Practice: Implications for Medicine, Public Health & Social Work

Posted on January 17, 2017February 22, 2017

In this lecture, Jane McPherson, assistant professor at University of Georgia, explained how human rights as dictated by the United Nations could impact social work both in the U.S. and around the world. (more…)... read more →

UN Photo/Martine Perret. License: CC BY-NC-ND 2.0

Leaders appointed to champion health, human rights of the vulnerable

Posted on October 3, 2016March 13, 2019

For the first time, the world’s governing bodies have tasked a group of experts to expand the health and human rights of women, children and adolescents everywhere. (more…)... read more →