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The Pre-Health for Human Rights Society was formed by a group of Hunter pre-health students to shed light on pressing human rights issues occurring worldwide. We aim to allow pre-health students to understand their roles as advocates for human rights and much more!
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The Abominable Abhorrences of Albinism: Albinism in Africa
Written by Khady Thiam Edited by Tasniah Jahan Albinism is a genetic disorder that disrupts the development of melanin in one’s hair,...
Khady Thiam
May 1, 20232 min read
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The Gendered Impact of Israeli Occupation on Palestinian Women
On Tuesday, April 4, a video emerged of the Israeli Occupation Forces (IOF) brutalizing Palestinian women within the sacred walls of Al...
Sarah Shalan
Apr 16, 20235 min read
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A Poetic Rendition of the 2022 Pakistan Floods
Overflowing waters devastated Pakistan’s land Copious rains, too fierce, too grand to withstand. Vulnerable infrastructure already in...
Aniza Shabbir
Apr 3, 20231 min read
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Global Threats Go Unchecked for Decades, Cholera Outbreaks Persist
What is Cholera? Cholera is an acute diarrheal infection caused by consuming water and/or food that has been contaminated with the...
Devika Baddhan
Feb 14, 20235 min read
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Black Disenfranchisement: Locked Out of Voting Rights
The American prison system has long been used as a tool for reducing the voting rights of Black communities. Every state in the US, with...
Yosan Tecleab
Jan 3, 20233 min read
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“Spare Part” Babies: Can Savior Siblings Be Saved?
Philosophy is a study of morality, ethical reasoning, and logic. Science is mainly a means to secure health, provide treatments, solve...
Khady Thiam
Dec 19, 20223 min read
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Knowledge About Diseases Saves Lives
Can the famous phrase “knowledge is power” be rephrased into “knowledge about diseases saves lives”? The leading causes of death in the...
Julia Verghese
Dec 5, 20223 min read
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How the Bolsonaro Administration Jeopardized Indigenous and Environmental Health
As the insurrectionist furor around the 2022 Brazilian presidential election dies down, the country is taking stock of Jair Bolsonaro’s...
Alex Vtorov
Nov 28, 20223 min read
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Surveillance of Muslim, South Asian, and Arab Communties
The United States is inherently built on the legal basis of stripping the civil liberties and human rights of racial and ethnic...
Sarah Shalan
Oct 30, 20225 min read
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Justice for Ayub Ayman
On September 23, 2022, I opened my Instagram account to see people sharing a video of an Egyptian woman, captioned “Help and Share...
Sarah Shalan
Oct 2, 20225 min read
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2022 Winter Olympics: Amidst the Uyghur Genocide
Uyghyur athletes lighting the torch (insider.com) On February 4th, Zhao Jiawen and Dinigeer Yilamujian, an Uyghur athlete, set aflame the...
Israt Sanjida
Feb 11, 20224 min read
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Gender-Based Violence in Tigray
For over a year, the world has watched the perpetual political and ethnic battles that took place in Tigray, the northernmost part of...
Sarah Asjad
Dec 2, 20214 min read
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Modernizing Motherhood, Looking to the Past
In honor of PHHR’s first event last week, this week’s post will address maternal health, racial disparity in healthcare outcomes, and the...
Alex Vtorov
Nov 16, 20214 min read
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