Globalization confuses the Rights-of-Liberty of persons (i.e., non-interference by the state in issues of the persons) with the Rights-of-Corporations who…
One-is-what-one-is as long as the disguise lasts. Dropping the mask of the disguise is an act of reivindication of our…
The World Bank has a Human Rights problem: it does not respect them enough; a pity, because it should harness…
At this stage of our shift to a human rights-based approach (RBA) to development, the questions we now hear have…
The human rights-based approach (RBA) represents a historical evolution from clientelism to citizenship. It is still often contested by many…
How to strengthen the HR-approach in our work in health 13.The more specific challenge we face is to incorporate the…
The meaning of the human rights (HR) discourse in health 1.The revived interest in a HR-based approach to development and…
Universality and indivisibility Every woman, man, and child is entitled to enjoy her or his human rights simply by virtue…
In international law, a violation of human rights (HR) is deemed to be an offence, not only against the state,…
Human needs provide a critical grounding for human (people’s) rights (HR). Not all needs correspond to rights though, and not…