Analysis of the protection of the right to health of prisoners and defendants in Iranian criminal law

Abstract

Education and the right to health and public hygiene are interconnected issues that cannot be imagined without each other. According to Article 14 of the Covenant on Economic, Social and Cultural Rights, States have undertaken to take the necessary measures to fully implement human rights education and, if they fail to do so, they will be committing a breach of international obligations. Therefore, considering the importance and position of education in the international human rights system, it can be acknowledged that enjoying other fundamental human rights, such as the right to health and public hygiene, will be possible in enjoying human rights education. The present study was conducted as a case study and the purpose of writing it is to explain the concept and dimensions covered by human rights education in the field of health and public hygiene. The main question that this study seeks to answer is that, given the recent developments in the process of entering this right into the international human rights system, should the approach of states regarding the said right be rights-oriented or treatment-oriented? Our hypothesis suggests that the approach of governments regarding public health and hygiene and its education is rights-based. Therefore, the lack of attention to public health and hygiene education can lead to severe social harm in human societies. Therefore, governments should increase their executive capacities by taking advantage of international cooperation to ensure that individuals in societies benefit from such a right. The research method is descriptive-analytical with the collection of resources.