30/11/2025
๐๏ธ CITIES FOR LIFE DAY 2025
CONNECTING HUMAN RIGHTS, MENTAL HEALTH & JUSTICE IN HEALTHCARE
This Cities for Life Day, we reflect on how justice, human rights, and mental health intersect within modern healthcare systems. The death penalty remains an ethical and medical contradiction โ violating the principles of Non-maleficence, Beneficence, and Justice that guide every healthcare professional.
Mental health vulnerabilities are often at the heart of capital punishment cases. Executing those affected by untreated psychological conditions is not justice โ it is the punishment of illness. Healthcare professionals must therefore advocate for compassion-centered policies, early intervention, and restorative systems that heal rather than harm.
At BIOMED CONNECT, we believe in nurturing ethically conscious professionals who uphold life, promote mental well-being, and advance a justice system grounded in humanity. Letโs reaffirm our collective commitment to justice that heals. ๐
Letโs also champion systems that prioritize care over cruelty, therapy over trauma, and life over loss. Together, we can build a world where justice heals. ๐
Presented by :
Tuwilika Shileka.
Ekanem, Edikan Justin.
Prisca Mubita .
Edah Mwila.
Mwingi Kefi.
Fellows of the BIOMED CONNECT Education Research and Events Department