FXB Turns 30!
The FXB Center completes 30 years since its founding in 1993. We marked this milestone by acknowledging the breadth of activities in our community and the continued importance of work that shows how violation of rights harms health.
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Migrant Children in US Detention Again?
The Biden administration is considering reintroducing one of the most infamous anti-immigrant policies of the Trump administration – the practice of detaining migrant families, including young children, seeking protection in the US even though they are…
Commemorating the International Day of Solidarity with the Palestinian People
Forty-five years ago, the United Nations General Assembly deemed November 29 as the International Day of Solidarity with the Palestinian People. The chosen date was no accident; it came thirty years to the day after the original plan to partition…
Migration and Refugee Studies: Inaugural Three-week Summer School in Greece
July 2022 offered students from five different Harvard graduate schools interested in migration issues the opportunity to spend three weeks immersed in an intensive summer course on migration and refugee issues in Greece.
FXB Center Issues Statement on Public Health Harms of Prison and Jail Investment
Today, the FXB Center issued a statement on the public health harms of prison and the carceral system. The statement examines the impact of incarceration on individuals and communities, and offers innovative solutions to break long-term cycles of family…
FXB Health and Human Rights Fellow Submits Testimony in Support of Rent Control
Today, FXB Health and Human Rights Fellow Dr. Jourdyn Lawrence submitted written testimony in support of Massachusetts Legislature bills H.1378/S.886 (An Act Enabling Local Options for Tenant Protections) and H.1440/S.889 (An Act Relative to the…
FXB Center for Health and Human Rights at Harvard University Joins Project N95 and Boston University To Distribute 20,000 Masks to Massachusetts Community Groups Amid Surging COVID-19 Cases
In response to surging COVID-19 cases in Massachusetts, the FXB Center for Health and Human Rights joined national non-profit Project N95 and the Boston University School of Public Health to distribute 20,000 protective masks to high-need areas in the…
New Article Highlights Global Injustices Against Migrant Children
In a new article published in partnership with the University of Oxford, the FXB Center’s Director of Research Prof. Jaqueline Bhabha and FXB Health and Human Rights Fellow Dr. Vasileia Digidiki draw attention to global injustices against the best…
New Study Examines Variation in COVID-19 Mortality in the US by Race and Ethnicity and Educational Attainment
In a recently released study in JAMA Network Open, Dr. Mary T. Bassett and Dr. Justin Feldman examine “Variation in COVID-19 Mortality in the US by Race and Ethnicity and Educational Attainment.”
In the cross-sectional study of 219.1…
FXB Health and Human Rights Fellow Joins Coalition to End Racism in Clinical Algorithms
Dr. Marie Plaisime is among 12 members of the newly-formed Coalition to End Racism in Clinical Algorithms. Read the original press release from the New York City Department of Health and Mental Hygiene:
The Health Department today announced the…
