Dear colleagues on HIFA and HIFA-Spanish. The announcement below is forwarded from the O'Neill Institute Center for Health and Human Rights. I have written to them to request inclusion of discussion on the obligation of politicians to ensure their populations have access to reliable healthcare inforamtion, and to consider what if anything can be done about politicians who spread dangerous health misinformation with impunity, with reference to HIFA's work with the New York Law School.
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The O’Neill Institute’s Center for Health and Human Rights and Ríos are pleased to present the second annual “Judicial Dialogues on Health and the Law.” This groundbreaking event brings together high court judges from across the region to explore the judiciary’s critical role in upholding the right to health as a public good.
Through thematic closed-door discussions and a public conference, attendees will examine pressing issues at the intersection of health and human rights, including sexual and reproductive health, the regulation of private actors in healthcare, and non-regression and the protection of health and related rights.
Date: Wednesday, December 3, 2025
Time: 4 - 6 p.m. EST
Location: Georgetown University Law Center, 500 First St NW, Washington, DC 20001
The public conference, “The Judicial Protection of the Right to Health: Contemporary Challenges and Opportunities,” serves as the culmination of these judicial dialogues and will feature justices sharing their experiences with rights-based rulings on health at Georgetown Law.
The public conference will frame the discussion around the challenges and tensions that arise in the judicial enforcement of the right to health and related rights, and will reflect on a range of issues that often emerge in their work and how these are addressed in their respective countries.
A livestream option will be provided for remote participants. Don’t miss this opportunity to engage in a transformative dialogue with global leaders on health, human rights, and the law.
Please note that this event will be held in Spanish, with English translation available.
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HIFA profile: Neil Pakenham-Walsh is coordinator of HIFA (Healthcare Information For All), a global health community that brings all stakeholders together around the shared goal of universal access to reliable healthcare information. HIFA has 20,000 members in 180 countries, interacting in four languages and representing all parts of the global evidence ecosystem. HIFA is administered by Global Healthcare Information Network, a UK-based nonprofit in official relations with the World Health Organization. Email: neil@hifa.org