tailieunhanh - Báo cáo y học: "Community-based assessment of human rights in a complex humanitarian emergency: the Emergency Assistance Teams-Burma and Cyclone Nargis"

Tuyển tập các báo cáo nghiên cứu về y học được đăng trên tạp chí y học Critical Care giúp cho các bạn có thêm kiến thức về ngành y học đề tài: Community-based assessment of human rights in a complex humanitarian emergency: the Emergency Assistance Teams-Burma and Cyclone Nargis. | Suwanvanichkij et al. Conflict and Health 2010 4 8 http content 4 1 8 I CONFLICT AND HEALTH RESEARCH Open Access Community-based assessment of human rights in a complex humanitarian emergency the Emergency Assistance Teams-Burma and Cyclone Nargis 1 1 11 1 1 Voravit Suwanvanichkij Noriyuki Murakami Catherine I Lee Jen Leigh Andrea L Wirtz Brock Daniels Mahn Mahn2 Cynthia Maung2 Chris Beyrer1 Abstract Introduction Cyclone Nargis hit Burma on May 2 2008 killing over 138 000 and affecting at least million people. The Burmese military junta the State Peace and Development Council SPDC initially blocked international aid to storm victims forcing community-based organizations such as the Emergency Assistance Teams-Burma EAT to fill the void helping with cyclone relief and long-term reconstruction. Recognizing the need for independent monitoring of the human rights situation in cyclone-affected areas particularly given censorship over storm relief coverage EAT initiated such documentation efforts. Methods A human rights investigation was conducted to document selected human rights abuses that had initially been reported to volunteers providing relief services in cyclone affected areas. Using participatory research methods and qualitative semi-structured interviews EAT volunteers collected 103 testimonies from August 2008 to June 2009 42 from relief workers and 61 from storm survivors. Results One year after the storm basic necessities such as food potable water and shelter remained insufficient for many a situation exacerbated by lack of support to help rebuild livelihoods and worsening household debt. This precluded many survivors from being able to access healthcare services which were inadequate even before Cyclone Nargis. Aid efforts continued to be met with government restrictions and harassment and relief workers continued to face threats and fear of arrest. Abuses including land confiscation and misappropriation of aid were reported .