A/77/197: 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

In her second report to the General Assembly, the Special Rapporteur on the right of everyone to the enjoyment of the highest attainable standard of physical and mental health, Tlaleng Mofokeng, focuses on the impact of racism on human dignity, life, non-discrimination, equality, the right to control one’s health and body, and the entitlement to a system of health protection. She analyses the impact of racism and discrimination, in particular on Black people, people of African descent, migrants, indigenous peoples and minorities, and the intersection of factors at play, such as poverty, and discrimination based on age, sex, gender identity, expression, sexual orientation, disability, migration status, health status and location in rural or urban communities.

Read the report here.