This Special Section will examine the
implementation of the right to health in the case of Romani populations across
the globe. It will draw attention to ongoing discrimination against the
Roma and Roma-related groups in relation to realization of the right to
health. Articles will consider access to health among Romani communities
in Europe, the Americas, the Middle East, and elsewhere.
Guest editors of the special section are
Jacqueline Bhabha, Margareta Matache, and Teresa Sordé Martí.
Topics could include:
Implementation of the Roma right to
health
- Conceptual and theoretical analysis of law and
policy perspectives addressing the right to health of Roma communities around
the world. Authors may adopt a human rights perspective, investigating the
availability, accessibility, acceptability, quality and accountability of
measures designed to realize the right to health of Romani members of the
population.
- The challenges of addressing ongoing health
inequalities and or tackling social determinants that hinder implementation of
the right to health for the global Romani diaspora.
- Activities and policy initiatives targeting Roma
and Roma-related groups living outside Europe.
The non-discrimination principle in the
implementation of the Roma right to health
- An examination of discriminatory practices
impinging on the access to healthcare of Roma and Roma-related groups
throughout the world.
- Consideration of intersectional discrimination,,
including against Roma people with disabilities, LGBTI Roma, Roma children and
youth, Roma women and girls, Roma migrants.
Strategies and tactics to realize the Roma right
to health
- A critical examination of health based
initiatives, especially grassroots Roma-based initiatives pursuing Roma equal
access to health.
- The impact of different strategies and tactics
employed by governments and civil society organizations to reduce health
discrepancies between Roma and non-Roma populations and overcome
discrimination in access to health rights.
- Assessment of successful practices, strategies
and players involved, the contexts in which they operate and challenges
encountered at the time of implementation.
- Comparison of Roma related health laws, policies
and interventions adopted and implemented in different countries of the
world.
The Health
and Human Rights Journal is a peer-reviewed, open access journal under
the editorship of Partners in Health co-founder Paul Farmer. It is published
twice yearly by Harvard University Press, with new issues released in June and
December. There are no publication fees unless authors can use open access
publication grants.
Submission Details
- Papers must be submitted by 28 February
2017
- Papers have a maximum word length of 7,000
words, including references.
- Author guidelines are available on the
website: http://www.hhrjournal.org/submissions/author-guidelines/.
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These general guidelines serve as a
supplement to the journal’s editorial style guide. Please refer to
both documents when preparing your manuscript for submission. HHR
EDITORIAL STYLE GUIDE
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Questions about this special issue can be directed
to Margareta Matache at mmat...@hsph.harvard.edu or Carmel Williams, Executive Editor, Health
and Human Rights Journal at HHRsubm...@hsph.harvard.edu