Health
You are entitled to the highest possible standard of health.
Health and well-being is one of the fundamental human rights and freedoms. This was first established in Article 25 of the Universal Declaration on Human Rights (UNDHR) (hyperlink to IHRNA page on UNDHR)
The right to health is also set out Article 12 of the International Covenant on Economic, Social and Cultural Rights (ICESCR). This article recognises the right of everyone to the enjoyment of the highest attainable standard of physical and mental health.
The Close the Gap program is one of the main campaigns through which Indigenous peoples right to health is being facilitated in Australia. You can learn more about the program.
Please click to find more information on:
What is the Right to Health?
The Right to Health in Australia
Health and the Declaration on the Rights of Indigenous Peoples
United Nations Special Rapporteur on Health
CESCR General Comment No. 14 on the right to health
Millennium Development Goals and the right to health
Get Active
If you feel that you have been prevented from accessing your right to health, you can Get Active and:
Make a complaint
Report back to the International Covenant on Economic, Social and Cultural Rights (ICESCR)
Sign the Close the Gap Pledge
Find funding to attend an international meeting to voice your concerns with the United Nations
Become a member of IHRNA
Find inquiries, reports and statistics on the Right to Health.
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