. -A new world has emerged where ‘Banksters’ and ‘Gangsters’ are playing critical roles. …wither the rights of nature. 1. Poor Mother Earth:
-The core issue is not just the existing gender gap; it is the power gap. (Achim Steiner, UNDP) This means that we are talking about addressing women’s autonomy and embarking…
-(Globalization): I know your enemy well; he is the same we have here. (Nicolás Guillén)
-Too many NGOs still follow a charity approach and call it development. 1. Philanthrocapitalism is a huge business generating something of the order of 150 billion a year. These organizations…
-History is the long and tragic story of the fact that privileged groups have never given up their privileges voluntarily. (Martin Luther King) -Fake news are not new. In the…
-This is the truth. These are the facts! The truth will be constructed from the facts. 1. Mind you: Before any truth, there is a judgment that is not objective,…
-THE ROLE OF HUMAN RIGHTS ACTIVISTS TODAY IS TO ACCELERATE THIS RAPIDLY SPREADING TREND. -True, we have a wide diversity of local human rights (HR) activists; the challenge is to…
In the class from which most of us come from, overriding emphasis is placed on preserving the status-quo -If you want to know who controls you, look at who you…
Never forget: Much of external funding (deceptively called ‘foreign aid’) is spent on goods and expertise imported from the North -External funders are good at throwing products at development problems,…
1. Government and corporate policies (that all to often are indistinguishable) are important factors in determining development and indeed human rights (HR) policy. Any analysis that ignores the impact of…