Standards of human rights to palliative care: gaps and trends
subject: Health care; Human rights; Ill treatment; Pain relief; Palliative care; Standards; Torture; UN
description: Purpose: The purpose of this paper is to investigate key milestones in development of standards of human rights to health care in particular context of addressing palliative care, relevant efforts of advocacy in past decade and future area of growth. Design/methodology/approach: In this study, analysis of human rights and its standards in context of palliative care has been provided through the lens of freedom from ill treatment and torture, right to health care and older persons and childrens rights. Findings: Findings of this study highlighted significant developments in this area which include following: first treaty of human rights which explained right to palliative care; first resolution on palliative care by World Health Assembly; special rapporteurs report focussed on denial of pain; and addressing issue of controlled medicine availability in special session of UN General Assembly. Originality/value: Human rights standards and their development in context of palliative care have been most significant in relation to freedom from ill treatment and torture, right to health care and older persons rights. Further work is required in context of childrens rights and treaty bodies of human rights need to consistently address state obligations towards palliative care. 2020, Emerald Publishing Limited.
creator: Agarwal V.; Ganesh L.
source: International Journal of Human Rights in Healthcare, Vol-13, No. 4, pp. 293-298.
publisher: Emerald Group Holdings Ltd.
date: 2020-01-01
rights: Restricted Access
relation: ISSN: 20564902
format: Online
language: English
type: Review
coverage: Agarwal V., Department of Management, Jain University Center for Management Studies, Bangalore, India; Ganesh L., Christ University, Bangalore, India