About
Dr. Tlaleng Mofokeng, also known as Dr. T, is a distinguished lecturer at the O’Neill Institute, who was appointed the United Nations Special Rapporteur on the right of everyone to the enjoyment of the highest attainable standard of physical and mental health by the Human Rights Council at its forty-fourth session in July 2020. She is an adjunct professor of law at Georgetown University and a co-chair of the O’Neill-Lancet Commission on Racism, Structural Discrimination and Global Health.
Globally renowned, Dr. T has been recognized by numerous organizations for her work as an advocate for human rights-based approaches to sexual and reproductive health. She was named on Forbes Africa Influential Woman 2024 and BBC Top 100 Woman 2021 and received a Global Excellence Award by Clinix in 2023. Dr. T is widely published and is the bestselling author of “Dr T: A Guide to Sexual Health and Pleasure.” She is also a broadcaster, producer, and host of various local and international TV shows.
UN Annual Thematic Reports
- Sexual And Reproductive Health Rights: Challenges And Opportunities During The COVID-19 Pandemic. A/76/172. New York: United Nations General Assembly, 2021.
- Food, Nutrition And The Right To Health. A/78/185. New York: United Nations General Assembly, 2023.
- Racism And The Right To Health. A/77/197. New York: United Nations General Assembly, 2023.
- Violence And Its Impact On The Right To Health. A/HRC/50/28. Geneva: United Nations Office of the High Commissioner for Human Rights, 2022.
- Drug Use, Harm Reduction and the Right to Health. A/HRC/56/52. Geneva: United Nations Office of the High Commissioner for Human Rights, 2024.
- Digital Innovation, Technologies And The Right To Health. A/HRC/53/65. Geneva: United Nations Office of the High Commissioner for Human Rights, 2023.
O’Neill Institute-Rosa Luxemburg Collaboration
The O’Neill Institute-Rosa Luxemburg collaboration provides more visibility for the UN Special Rapporteur on the Right to Health’s UN work across civil society and the general public, adding to the traditional UN methods of publishing mandate-related materials. This collaboration included creating a short video series and infographics to ensure a wider reach across communities and facilitate a broader understanding of the reports and other mandate-related activities to members of the population who might not be familiar with the UN language.
Infographics
Sexual and reproductive health rights: challenges and opportunities during COVID-19.
Report by the Special Rapporteur on the right of everyone to the enjoyment of the highest attainable standard of physical and mental health – Racism and the right to health.
Violence and its impact on the right to health – Report of the Special Rapporteur on the right of everyone to the enjoyment of the highest attainable standard of physical and mental health
