Separation at the border
June 27, 2018 – President Trump’s recently reversed “zero tolerance” policy of separating migrant children from their parents could have far-reaching legal and human rights implications. Jacqueline Bhabha, professor of the practice of health and human rights at…
Migrant family separations could mean lasting trauma for kids
Children separated from their parents along the U.S.-Mexico border as part of the Trump Administration’s “zero tolerance” policy could face trauma that lasts throughout their lives, according to human rights expert Jacqueline Bhabha of Harvard T.H. Chan School…
An emergency within an emergency
In this week's podcast we bring you two stories of disturbing human rights abuses: one developing in real-time, and another that's been lingering for centuries.
Ask the Experts: Travel Restrictions and Refugees
Two experts on refugees and humanitarian issues, Jennifer Leaning, director of the FXB Center for Health and Human Rights, and Jacqueline Bhabha, research director at the FXB Center, answered your questions during a Facebook Live Q&A on Monday,…
Involving youth in the design of public health programs
December 20, 2016—The online character Juliet, a middle-aged nurse, was intended to be a comforting presence on a website for Rwandan adolescent girls seeking information about reproductive health. But when a team of alumni and students from Harvard…
Howard Koh and his family featured in Boston Magazine
Howard Koh and his family were named one of 32 “power families” in Boston in the May 2016 issue of Boston magazine and Koh and his son Dan were featured on the magazine’s cover. The Kohs’ dedication to…
A call for reparations for Roma slavery
Reparations for historical injustices should extend to the Roma, who were slave laborers in parts of Romania for nearly 500 years, say two human rights researchers from Harvard T.H. Chan School of Public Health. Roma slavery has left…
Caste discrimination in India in spotlight after student suicide
On January 17, 2016, 26-year-old Rohith Vemula, a PhD student at India’s Hyderabad Central University, committed suicide. As a member of the Dalit caste, Vemula belonged to the 16% of Indian society still considered untouchable in many contexts,…
At HUBweek, experts focus on global health threats
October 8, 2015 — The roots of the current Syrian crisis may be found in the massive drought that afflicted the country between 2006 and 2009 and precipitated a migration of more than 1 million people from rural…
Roma in Europe face prejudice, exclusion, hate crimes
The Roma in Europe are increasingly subject to racism, social exclusion, trafficking, and violence, in spite of efforts by European Union institutions to uphold Roma human rights, according to a new article by researchers at Harvard School of…