350 THE HUMAN RIGHTS READERS STEER US AWAY FROM CONFORMISM, BUT THEY DO NOT AUTOMATICALLY LEAD US TO ACTION. #
1. Some may say the Readers present a depressing outlook. But pessimism is not my personal inclination;* it rather is…
349 DEMOCRACY IS NOTHING BUT THE GOVERNMENT OF THE MASSES WHERE THE MAJORITY* CAN THROW THE RIGHTS OF THE MINORITIES OVERBOARD. (Thomas Jefferson)
We cannot lose a democracy we never had 1. The illusion of democracy is just one of the many illusions…
348 FROM THE ABSENCE OF ANY CONSIDERATION BEING GIVEN TO HUMAN RIGHTS, TO A STATE WHERE THEY ARE PAID LIP SERVICE, TO A STATE IN WHICH CONCRETE RECOMMENDATIONS ARE MADE …AND HUMAN RIGHTS ARE APPLIED AND MONITORED!
-We are weary of those who speak human rights and deny them to their own people (or perhaps do not…
347 CAPITALISM ONLY GLOBALIZES POVERTY, IT ONLY GLOBALIZES HUNGER AND SOCIAL INJUSTICE; IT DESTROYS DEEPLY ROOTED ECONOMIC, SOCIAL AND CULTURAL HUMAN RIGHTS, AS WELL AS THE ENVIRONMENT. (Evo Morales) (Part 2 of 2)
Have we fallen into the trap of using the language of neoliberals so that they are able to shape how…
346 CAPITALISM ONLY GLOBALIZES POVERTY, IT ONLY GLOBALIZES HUNGER AND SOCIAL INJUSTICE; IT DESTROYS DEEPLY ROOTED ECONOMIC, SOCIAL AND CULTURAL HUMAN RIGHTS, AS WELL AS THE ENVIRONMENT (Evo Morales) (Part 1 of 2)
-We live in societies where everything is globalized; ancient ancestral cultures and human rights are marginalized by the economic processes…
345 HUMAN RIGHTS ACTIVISTS HAVE A COMPROMISE WITH THEIR HOMELAND, ARE MARRIED TO ITS PROBLEMS AND ARE DIVORCED FROM ITS WEALTH. (I. Pereyra)
-The most important qualitative and valuable change a human rights activist can make in her/his life is to stop judging…
344 AS A MATTER OF FACT, UNDERSTANDING THE POLITICAL ENVIRONMENT REMAINS CRUCIAL FOR HUMAN RIGHTS WORK
What’s truly lacking is performance in politics. Why do good men go and hide? (Jerome Koenig) Many politicians oversimplify. Sometimes…
343 MAKING HUMAN RIGHTS RADICAL AGAIN: THE ROLE OF SCIENCE, PASSION AND COMMITMENT (A.Atkisson, J.J. Johnson) (Part 3 of 3)
To make human rights radical once again, today we need to refocus it on the long-term vision of the post…
342 MAKING HUMAN RIGHTS RADICAL AGAIN: THE ROLE OF SCIENCE, PASSION AND COMMITMENT (A.Atkisson, J.J. Johnson) (Part 2 of 3)
The systems and behaviors that have brought us to this point in history –reaching planetary boundaries and societal breaking points–…
341 MAKING HUMAN RIGHTS RADICAL AGAIN: THE ROLE OF SCIENCE, PASSION AND COMMITMENT (A.Atkisson, J.J. Johnson) (Part 1 of 3)
-In the post 2015 development agenda preparation, the temptation, to opt for business as usual with a few cosmetic touches…