164 FROM A HUMAN RIGHTS PERSPECTIVE, PUBLIC HEALTH STANDS AT A CROSSROAD.
1. The currently prevailing public health paradigm is suffering from myopia. It mostly embarks in analyzing what really are only…
163 HUMAN RIGHTS HAVE TO GO FROM THE CONCEPTUAL, TO POLICY TO ACTION.
The pathetic belief in the collective wisdom that there simply is widespread individual ignorance about human rights and we can…
162 HUMAN RIGHTS AND POVERTY ALLEVIATION
Human rights may seem distant ideals for families starving or unable to protect themselves from preventable illnesses or provide their…
161 HUMAN RIGHTS OBLIGATIONS RICH COUNTRIES ARE NOT HONORING.
With few exceptions, rich countries: Are not taking into account their international human rights (HR) duties when engaging in…
39. Visionaries in health and nutrition
February blog Claudio Schuftan Halfdan Mahler, pictured above, is a cherished friend, and a member of the People’s Health Movement.…
160 EXPLORING A CRITICAL, SYSTEMIC APPROACH TO HEALTH RIGHTS. Summary of a paper by Abhay Shukla * (part 4 of 4)
Beyond the conventional human rights approach, towards a radical view of rights The standard conception of human rights relies…
159 EXPLORING A CRITICAL, SYSTEMIC APPROACH TO HEALTH RIGHTS. Summary of a paper by Abhay Shukla * (part 3 of 4)
Health rights of social groups with special health needs Any system of rights is relevant only if it benefits the…
158 EXPLORING A CRITICAL, SYSTEMIC APPROACH TO HEALTH RIGHTS. Summary of a paper by Abhay Shukla * (part 2 of 4)
The issue of prime mover on health rights Health which concerns ‘everybody’, might be in the danger of being…
157 EXPLORING A CRITICAL, SYSTEMIC APPROACH TO HEALTH RIGHTS. Summary of a paper by Abhay Shukla* (part 1 of 4)
Pathologies of power, as well as social class formation are the motor forces behind most human rights violations which are…
156 THE RICH HAVE POWER BECAUSE OF THEIR MONEY, AND THE POOR HAVE POWER BECAUSE OF THEIR NUMBERS AND THEIR POTENTIAL FOR ORGANIZING AROUND HUMAN RIGHTS PRINCIPLES.
As we have said in previous Readers, most democracies are sham democracies, where the exploited are easily fooled, have little…