170 THE RESPECT OF THE RIGHT TO HEALTH IS A REFLECTION OF A SOCIETY’S COMMITMENT TO EQUITY AND JUSTICE.
1. The Human Rights Framework does not demand a ‘right to be healthy’; it does not ask governments to commit…
169 THE LACK OF FUNDING TO CARRY OUT NATIONAL OR LOCAL HUMAN RIGHTS ASSESSMENTS SHOULD NOT DELAY US IN LAUNCHING THEM!
1. Human Rights assessments are government- or civil society-led participatory processes that aim at diagnosing the human rights (HR) situation…
168 DO STATISTICS SERVE THE HUMAN RIGHTS CAUSE WELL?
When the same data are pored over many times, there is a danger we will find patterns that are there…
167 THE RECOGNITION OF HUMAN RIGHTS SUCH AS THEY ARE EXPRESSED IN INTERNATIONAL INSTRUMENTS IS NOT ENOUGH FOR THEIR REALIZATION
-Human rights are timeless and are the expressions of fundamental entitlements of human beings. -Unless poor people are accorded their…
166 IT IS ONLY WHEN POTENTIAL INDIVIDUAL BENEFITS ARE SEEN MORE CLEARLY AS BEING HIGH THAT PEOPLE ARE MORE WILLING TO ACTIVELY ENGAGE IN WORK LEADING TO THE REALIZATION OF THEIR RIGHTS.
1. Let us recall that human rights (HR) originally encompass four main principles: participation, inclusion, accountability and the rule of…
165 HUMAN RIGHTS ACTIVISTS ARE NOT SOCIAL ENGINEERS; THEY ARE PUBLIC MOBILIZERS.
-It is unlikely that the naysayers and nitpickers will be able to overrule committed human rights activists. -It is difficult…
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…