Robinson speaks on right to health talk in Alberta
The Elders' Mary Robinson delivered the University of Alberta's Human Rights Lectureship in Edmonton, Canada on April 2nd.
"Although it is recognized in the Universal Declaration and enshrined in legally binding international human rights treaties, the right to health still does not carry the same currency as the right to freedom of expression or the right to be free from torture. I can tell you that for millions of people around the world, health is perhaps the most valuable of all human rights. It is inseparable from the right to life and security. And it is women, children and marginalized populations that continue to suffer by far the worst deal." -Mary Robinson
Read the full text of Mary's speech here. The Every Human Has Rights April campaign theme is focused on the right to health.
