No to Acta, yes to the right to health
The United Nations Special Rapporteur on the right to health, Anand Grover, praised the European Parliament’s rejection of the Anti-Counterfeiting Trade Agreement (ACTA) on July 4 as a step in the right direction to ensure continued access to affordable and essential drugs and medication essential for the fulfillment of the right to health
According to Grover, ACTA’s defeat in Europe was a welcome blow to the flawed agreement which had failed to address numerous concerns related to access to medicines. In July 2011, the UN Human Rights Council requested the Special Rapporteur to study existing challenges with regard to access to medicines, ways to overcome them and good practices. He will present the study to the Council in June 2013
10.07.2012
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