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Armed Conflict

Peacebuilding and Health Working Group, in collaboration with US Institute of Peace.  

Protection of refugees and displaced people vulnerable to sexual and gender-based violence, in collaboration with UNHCR. More

Protection of health workers in armed conflict. More

Reconstruction health systems in the wake of war.

Health and Human Rights for Ethnic Groups and Migrants

Silk Road: Partnership with Columbia University and GHRCCA to study the health risks for migrant MSM in Kazakhstan.  More

Collaboration with Physicians for Human Rights to assess human rights violations and health outcomes of targeted ethnic groups in Burma. More

Risks for HIV, Human Rights Violations and Access to Care for MSM and Sexual Minorities

Global HIV among Men Who Have Sex with Men in Low and Middle-Income Countries. More

High risk men, health risks, and HIV among MSM in Russia.  Research in partnership with AIDS infoshare, SANAM Clinic, and Center Together.  More

Human Rights Violations and HIV Related Outcomes among Men who have Sex with Men and third gender in Nepal (METRA-SGM Nepal) More

Sexual Health, HIV/AIDS and Human Rights among MSM, Kazakhstan More

Drug use, HIV, and Policy

Lancet Series: HIV and People Who Use Drugs. More

Project Renaissance: Collaboration with Columbia University to conduct a Couples-based HIV intervention for people who use drugs in Kazakhstan. More

Roles of Health and Public Health Professionals in Protecting and Promoting Human Rights

Medical complicity in torture.

Human rights violations in clinical health care settings.

In the News...

New Report: Protection of Health Care in Armed and Civil Conflict: Opportunities for Breakthroughs. Written by CPHHR faculty member Len Rubenstein. Read.
Just Released! "Injection drug use, sexual risk, violence and STI/HIV among Moscow female sex workers" has been published online. Congratulations to Michele Decker and entrie the team! Read.
Breaking News! WHO Executive Board passes resolution to increase protection of health workers and facilities in armed conflict. Read More.
Just Released! CPHHR's World Bank report on men who have sex with men made The Global Forum on MSM & HIV's 2011 top ten Key Global Policy Developments Concerning MSM and HIV! Read.
Congratuations! CPHHR Director Chris Beyrer was awarded an honorary doctorate from Chiang Mai University in northern Thailand on January 19, 2012. Her Royal Highness Princess Maha Chakri Sirindhorn presented the award during the commencement ceremonies. Read. Photos.
Just Released! “Time to Act: A Call for Comprehensive Responses to HIV in People Who Use Drugs” is now available in Chinese, Farsi, French, Japanese, Polish, Russian and Spanish. Click here for the documents.
Report:  Myanmar National Strategic Plan on HIV and AIDS 2011-2015. Click here for more information and access to the full report.
New employment opportunity: The Center is growing and in need of a Biostatistician. Please follow links for details and the application.

Just released! Against the Odds: Helping Mothers and Babies Survive in Eastern Burma. In 2005, 4 ethnic health organizations in eastern Burma launched the Moblie Obstetric Maternal Health Workers (MOM) Project to address high maternal mortality and morbidity. Click here for informatrion on the unique approach and its impact in health services in eastern Burma. 


Breaking News! Secretary of State Hillary Clinton will visit Burma on Thursday, December 1st. Sign petition here to show your support for change. With your help, this could be the greatest opportunity in a generation to bring about geniune democracy and human rights in Burma!

Congratulations! The Center's Leonard Rubenstein to be awarded APHA's Levy-Sidel Award for Peace, presented November 2011.

Just released! The CPHHR collaborative report with the World Bank and UNDP, The Global HIV Epidemics among Men Who Have Sex With Men, has been released for the UN General Assembly's High Level Meeting on AIDS.  Read more: Full Report Research Brief Press Release The Lancet's Review


A requiem for the fallen from the early days of AIDS: a review of the documentary film "We Were Here" by David Weissman, written by CPHHR Director Chris Beyrer and published in The Lancet. Read

Meet the Challenge: Thanks to a generous gift from the Ludwig family, the Center has received a $100,000 matching grant for the Center's faculty and research development.  Help us meet this challenge and support international work for health and human rights.  Donate 
CPHHR report makes the Top 10! The CPHHR's report for the World Bank, the Global HIV Epidemic among MSM, is listed among Top 10 Key Global Policy Developments Concerning MSM & HIV Read
Profile Chris Beyrer: advocate for social justice and health as a human right Profile
Lancet Series HIV and People who Use DrugsSee contributions from CPHHR and other JHSPH faculty Press Release Series 

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