523. HOW CAN WE BE CONTENT WITH A UNIVERSAL HEALTH COVERAGE APPROACH THAT WILL GET HEALTH FOR HALF WHEN HEALTH FOR ALL IS POSSIBLE?
-Take care of the quality of life and the quantity will take care of itself. (Cicely Williams) Start by thinking:…
522. HUMAN RIGHTS ARE ADVANCED BY REACHING CONSENSUS THROUGH DIALOGUE, ENQUIRY, OR SOMETIMES CONFRONTATION.
1. As I have said repeatedly, human rights (HR) represent ethical positions. A right, however, does not mean the same…
521. THE SDGs DO NOT REALLY HEED HUMAN RIGHTS; THEY DEHUMANIZE PROCESSES AND GO FOR RESULTS.
-It is here fitting to paraphrase the adage of seeing the trees and not the forest. As the world tries…
520. A CRITICAL MASS OF UNDERSTANDING AND EXPERIENCE ABOUT HUMAN RIGHTS HAS BEEN ACCUMULATED AND NOW NEEDS TO BE MARSHALED.
– “Where, after all, do universal human rights (HR) begin? In small places, close to home –so close and so…
519. THE WORLD MAP OF WEALTH IS SHRINKING WHILE THE ONE OF POVERTY IS EXPANDING: HUMAN RIGHTS TO BE A BYSTANDER? (Herbert de Souza)
-Yes, poverty has a spider web of causes; we need to get at the spider that builds the web. (Nancy…
518. WE NEED A CRITICAL (MORE ROBUST?) ASSESSMENT OF THE ROLE OF RELIGION IN THE FULFILLMENT OF HUMAN RIGHTS.
-Reality has three levels: objective, subjective and inter-subjective. The first is bulletproof, the second disappears when the person that believes…
517. AFTER 25+ YEARS, IS THE RIGHT TO HEALTH (RTH) REALLY A MOVEMENT?
1. What I have to say here pertains to a series of serious questions building up on me as an…