135 “BREAD AND HEALTH FOR ALL BEFORE CAKE AND CIRCUS FOR ANYONE”
An unlikely alliance of rock stars, politicians, and grassroots activists has put the issue of combating poverty at the forefront…
134 HUMAN RIGHTS AND THE CORRIDORS OF POWER.
With their unchallenged dominance of fundamentalist market ideology, transnational corporations have time and again violated human rights (HR), disregarded core…
133 IF A STATE HAS RATIFIED A TREATY, IT IS LEGALLY BOUND TO IMPLEMENT IT: A REITERATION. (Part 2 of 2)
[A quick reminder: The elements of the human rights-based approach to development (HRBA) are: an assessment and analysis of the…
132 IF A STATE HAS RATIFIED A TREATY, IT IS LEGALLY BOUND TO IMPLEMENT IT: A REITERATION. (Part 1 of 2)
This Reader keeps reminding you that the Rights to Health, to Food, to Development are all Human rights (HR), not…
131 SOME QUESTIONS WITH HUMAN RIGHTS IMPLICATIONS THAT ARE SELDOM ASKED.
To start with, on matters of our time: 1.1. Does the war against terror not really divert the world’s attention…
1. The Causes of Hunger and Malnutrition: Macro and Micro Determinants
1. The Causes of Hunger and Malnutrition: Macro and Micro Determinants 1. The Causes of Hunger and Malnutrition: Macro and…
41. Nutritionists and globalization
January blog Claudio Schuftan San Jose, California. Since I am back in the Americas for holidays, I start this month…
130 HOW WE, HR ACTIVISTS, ARE DUPED: JUST A FEW EXAMPLES.
The official neoliberal paradigm has actually created its own ‘counter-paradigm’; one that, for looks, embodies a highly ethical (yet apolitical)…
129 THE RIGHTS-BASED APPROACH FUNDAMENTALLY CHANGES THE NATURE OF STATE-SOCIETY RELATIONS.
In last instance, rights practices sow the seeds of a different social order since they hold duty-bearers effectively accountable. …
128 YESTERDAY’S FUTURE HAS ARRIVED: THE POST-WASHINGTON CONSENSUS ONLY HAS A PITIFUL VAGUE ORIENTATION TOWARDS THE ERADICATION OF POVERTY AND ILL-HEALTH AS HUMAN RIGHTS PRIORITIES. (Part 2 of 2)
In the more specific case of health, there is a conflict between WB policies under the poverty reduction strategies (PRS)…