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Health

Working with communities on the ground to understand complex public health challenges, and designing targeted interventions that can be scaled to new contexts

All Health Projects

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The Aurora Project: Advancing Safety and Support for Marginalized Youth in Humanitarian Emergencies
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Climate Displacement and Migration
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Mining in Cerro de Pasco
A man with an eyepatch looks at the camera, behind him is another man running from what looks like tear gas.

Police Partially Blind Eight People at Protests
When victims are hit with tear gas, it causes fits of coughing and sneezing— a potentially potent recipe for spreading coronavirus.

Tear Gas: An Investigation
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Sudan Attacks on Protestors and Health Workers
Two health care workers wearing face masks sit in a lobby, they seem exhausted.

Atlas of Attacks: Global Violence Against Healthcare
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Forced Uyghur Labor in China’s Mask Supply Chain
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Resilience
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Gun Violence in America
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Improving Accountability for Conflict-Related Sexual Violence
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Strengthening Sexual Violence Protections for Displaced People
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Pader Girls Academy
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Kobo Toolbox: Innovating Monitoring & Evaluation
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Human Trafficking in the United States
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Labor Force in New Orleans After Hurricane Katrina
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Infectious Diseases and Human Rights in Myanmar
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Detention at Guantánamo Bay
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Strengthening Protections for LGBTQI+ Youth in Humanitarian Settings
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Safer Cash Programming in Emergencies
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Preventing Child Marriage in Humanitarian Settings
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Supporting Foster Youth at Risk of Commercial Sexual Exploitation
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Health Effects of Tear Gas Exposure Among Palestinian Refugees
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Featured Program

Health and Human Rights

The Health and Human Rights Program aims to improve the health and protection of marginalized communities impacted by conflict, forced displacement, and violence.

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News

A person dressed in a security uniform with a riot shield stands in front of a cell. Inside the cell, a person sits with their head lowered.

December 23, 2025

Human Rights Center response to pull of 60 Minutes segment “INSIDE CECOT”

We were shocked to learn Sunday that CBS Editor-in-Chief Bari Weiss pulled a segment “Inside CECOT” from the roster of 60 Minutes that featured our Investigations Lab students and staff. The segment, hosted by correspondent Sharyn

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March 21, 2025

On the ground with UC Berkeley Public Health’s Bhavya Joshi in Kenya’s Kakuma Refugee Camp

HRC in the News — UC Public Health: “Reaching the furthest behind, first:” On the ground with UC Berkeley Public Health’s Bhavya Joshi in Kenya’s Kakuma Refugee Camp, a feature on

The opposition flag of Syria, depicting a green stripe, a white stripe with three red stars, and a black stripe.

December 9, 2024

For Press: UC Berkeley Human Rights Center Providing Expertise on Syria

Media Advisory On Sunday, December 8, Syria’s capital city of Damascus was liberated by multiple opposition groups led by Hayat Tahrir al-Sham (HTS), ending the rule of President Bashar al-Assad. The liberation of Damascus came

A woman carrying a large metal bowl walks through a refugee site with makeshift shelters made of fabric and tarps. The shelters are clustered closely together, and trees are scattered in the background.

November 4, 2024

Reproductive Health in Refugee Camps: A Lifeline Amid Compounded Crises

Image credit: Zohra Bensemra/Reuters Fellowship Alumna News — UC Global Health Institute: Reproductive Health in Refugee Camps: A Lifeline Amid

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June 27, 2024

Pride in Supporting LGBTQI+ Children in Humanitarian Emergencies

Commentary — #Verified by the Human Rights Center: Pride in Supporting LGBTQI+ Children in Humanitarian Emergencies, authored by Julie Freccero and Audrey Taylor.

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