Realising Global Rights to Health: An ethnographic analysis of rights-based organisations in promoting reproductive health in India
Lead Research Organisation:
University of Sussex
Department Name: Sch of Global Studies
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| Maya Unnithan (Principal Investigator) |
Publications
Heitmeyer C
(2015)
Bodily rights and collective claims: the work of legal activists in interpreting reproductive and maternal rights in India
in Journal of the Royal Anthropological Institute
Madhok S
(2014)
On reproductive justice: 'domestic violence', rights and the law in India
in Culture, Health & Sexuality
Unnithan M
(2014)
Challenges in 'Translating' Human Rights: Perceptions and Practices of Civil Society Actors in Western India
in Development and Change
Unnithan M
(2013)
Global rights and state activism: Reflections on civil society-State partnerships in health in NW India
in Contributions to Indian Sociology
Unnithan M
(2014)
Sexual and reproductive health rights and justice--tracking the relationship.
in Culture, health & sexuality
Unnithan M
(2015)
What Constitutes Evidence in Human Rights Based Approaches to Health?: Learning from lived experiences of maternal and sexual reproductive health.
in Health and Human Rights Journal
| Description | World Health Organisation collaboration |
| Form Of Engagement Activity | A formal working group, expert panel or dialogue |
| Part Of Official Scheme? | No |
| Geographic Reach | International |
| Primary Audience | Policymakers/politicians |
| Results and Impact | I was invited to be a member of the steering group on Women and Children's Health: Evidence of Impact of Human Rights convened by the Assistant Director General of Women, Children and Family Health at the World Health Organisation, Geneva. The objective of the group was to evaluate the impact of human rights on women's and children's health and produce a monograph setting out WHO guidelines in this area aimed at policy makers across the organisation's' 170 member countries. The monograph was produced and released in 2013. There were two follow up meetings in Geneva and Harvard with NGOs and academics respectively. A further special issue from the latter meeting was brought out in 2015. I co-authored and individually authored contributions to both these outputs. These works have subsequently been cited in the reports of other international organisations such as the UNFPA and UNICEF. |
| Year(s) Of Engagement Activity | 2011,2012,2013 |
| URL | http://www.who.int/iris/bitstream/10665/84203/1/9789241505420_eng.pdf |