604. ECONOMIC THEORIES NEVER HAD ANY PRACTICAL UTILITY (Karl Popper) –LESS SO FOR HUMAN RIGHTS.
. -Science requires us to constantly think against and challenge our own brains, i.e., distrust the evidence, not adopting the first
603. PLEADING FOR THE RIGHTS OF MOTHER EARTH IS PLEADING FOR SOCIAL JUSTICE; BOTH GO HAND IN HAND.
. -On October 8, 2021 the U.N. Human Rights Council recognized access to a clean and healthy environment as a fundamental right, formally adding its weight to
602. SUSTAINABLE DEVELOPMENT GOALS: GOALS WITHOUT POLICIES ARE OF NO INTEREST TO ME –AND TO HUMAN RIGHTS.
. The SDGs were set out as aspirations, not as destinations at the end of well-planned voyages –now tragically set back by
601. WITH OR WITHOUT THE STATE, THERE IS A HUMAN DEMAND FOR PROTECTION. (Ruti Teitel)
. -In an age of anxiety, men seek justice to set things right. This has been a deep urge throughout history making the idea of a
131. NURSES, PUBLIC HEALTH, AND HUMAN RIGHTS: THEIR ROLE AS CLAIM HOLDERS, DUTY BEARERS, AND PROMOTERS OF SOCIAL CHANGE.
Claudio Schuftan, MD Creative Nursing Vol 27 #3, August 2021 As Duty Bearers, nurses are prime guardians, not only of the right to life (as stated in Article 3 of…
130. THE UNRELENTING PROGRESSIVE CORPORATE CAPTURE OF FOOD AND NUTRITION GOVERNANCE SPACES: A REASSESSMENT OF THE CHALLENGES.
Radha Holla Claudio Schuftan In the current decade, nutrition faces two renewed challenges: corporate control over food and nutrition, and the absence of a focus on the social determinants of…
129. SPONTANEOUS SOCIAL MOVEMENTS ARE INCREASINGLY AND FREELY MOVING IN THE DIRECTION OF HUMAN RIGHTS.
Claudio Schuftan, Ho Chi Minh City schuftan@gmail.com -The role of human rights activists today is to accelerate this rapidly spreading trend. -True, we have a wide diversity of local human…
128. ACTIONS AND ACTIVISM IN FOSTERING GENUINE GRASSROOTS PARTICIPATION IN HEALTH AND NUTRITION.
Claudio Schuftan, Ho Chi Minh City schuftan@gmail.com Effective action requires not just a feeling or enthusiasm, but calls for a close rapport with the disgruntled so as to get them…
601. WITH OR WITHOUT THE STATE, THERE IS A HUMAN DEMAND FOR PROTECTION. (Ruti Teitel)
. -In an age of anxiety, men seek justice to set things right. This has been a deep urge throughout history making the idea of a
600. WHAT DO I WANT MY LIFE TO BE APPRECIATED FOR? HOW ABOUT MOVING THINGS CLOSER TO THE FULFILLMENT OF HUMAN RIGHTS?
. -The title of an article where a question mark follows a provocative statement could easily sound as a