111. Before I start this poem
Before I start this poem, I’d like to ask you to join me in A moment of silence In honor of those who died In the World Trade Center. I…
110. IF I ACCEPT THE RESPONSIBILITY THAT I SHOULD ACT, AND I HAVE THE AUTHORITY THAT I MAY ACT, AND I HAVE THE RESOURCES SO I CAN ACT, I CAN INDEED BE HELD ACCOUNTABLE FOR MY ACTIONS (OR NON-ACTIONS).
Development, Human Rights and Democracy have one thing in common –they all represent un-achievable human aspirations. There will never be a society in which all human rights are realized for…
109. GLOSSARY OF HUMAN RIGHTS TERMS
Accession The act by which one nation becomes party to an agreement already in force between other powers. Adoption Formal acceptance and putting into effect. African Commission on Human and…
108. ALWAYS CHECK IF THE GOVERNMENT IS ‘PUTTING ITS MONEY WHERE ITS MOUTH IS’: A GUIDE TO USING BUDGET ANALYSIS TO ADVANCE HUMAN RIGHTS. Part 2 of 2
Meeting one’s human rights obligations is not necessarily about spending money, but the reality is that very often it does take money to fulfill these obligations. Therefore, a ‘human rights…
107. ALWAYS CHECK IF THE GOVERNMENT IS ‘PUTTING ITS MONEY WHERE ITS MOUTH IS’: A GUIDE TO USING BUDGET ANALYSIS TO ADVANCE HUMAN RIGHTS. Part 1 of 2
‘Budget Analysis’ is a tool that can be used with surgical effectiveness to protect and promote the enjoyment of human rights in general and economic, social and cultural rights in…
106. FEELING HELPLESS OR LOST (OR BEING USED) IN YOUR WORK?: ADOPT THE HUMAN RIGHTS-BASED APPROACH TO DEVELOPMENT!
In development policy, human rights are frequently understood above all as values; their legal nature is often neglected. Human rights contain both: values, but also binding obligations. Introducing the rights-based-approach-to-development…
105. IS THERE SUCH A THING AS A FAIR AND HUMAN-RIGHTS-SENSITIVE (CAPITALIST) GLOBALIZATION?
Did you know that half the people you know are below average? And that 42.7% of the statistics are made-up on the spot? The above not withstanding, a tiny sample…
104. HOW AGGRESSIVELY SHOULD GOVERNMENTS BE PUT UNDER PRESSURE IN THE STRUGGLE FOR HUMAN RIGHTS?
It is dangerous to be right when the government is wrong. (Voltaire) An activist cannot only be an intelligent-open-minded-teacher; s/he also has to be an advocate-and-active-change-agent-and-leader.* *: Do not deceive…
103. PEOPLE WHO FILE CLAIMS TO SECURE THEIR RIGHT TO HEALTH AND ADEQUATE NUTRITION CANNOT WAIT FOR A WHOLE GENERATION.
1.Malnutrition packs the mortality equivalent of a 9/11 every 3 ½ hours, except that most of the victims are small children, all the deaths stretch out in tortuous misery for…
102. MORE ON POVERTY AND HUMAN RIGHTS
Many have the misfortune of being born in a poor country, but not a poor world! Traditional development cooperation has failed to curb poverty and human rights (HR) abuses despite…