The human rights framework is indispensable to how we respond to health challenges such as NCDs and mental health. The protection of marginalized people in society is a distinguishing preoccupation of human rights. Its message is one of equality and non-discrimination, inclusion and participation, and dignity and justice. Incorporating human rights principles and norms into how governments respond to NCDs and mental health is critical for unlocking non-discriminatory access to better quality health services and to effectively reducing exposure to risk factors. Human rights also have the objective of redressing power dynamics which perpetuate inequality and marginalization. A thematic group led by OHCHR leads the Task Force’s work on the human rights.