577. FOR MANY YEARS, AND TILL TODAY, MANY A COUNTRY IN THE WORLD IS ‘EN VIAS DE SUBDESARROLLO’. (Albino Gomez)
-Piu le cose cambiano, piu sono le stesse cose. (G. Lampedusa) [TLDR (too long didn’t read): This Reader is about…
576. POWER THRIVES ON INFLUENCING US. OH!, BUT IT DOES NOT LIKE TO BE WATCHED-OVER AND SCRUTINIZED. (Gabriel Fernandez)
[TLDR (too long didn’t read): This Reader is about how human rights are affected by the past and current infamous…
575. THE MYTHS ABOUT WHAT THE PROMISED FREE-MARKETS-UNIVERSAL-CIVILIZATION WILL BRING ARE A HUMAN RIGHTS BOONDOGGLE. (Nicoletta Dentico)
[TLDR (too long didn’t read): This Reader is about the empty promises of neoliberal ideology and how it captures democracy…
574. CUSTOMARY, TRADITIONAL AND RELIGIOUS PRACTICES DISCRIMINATE AGAINST WOMEN and undermine the full implementation of international and national legal human rights codes. (SIGI)
[TLDR (too long didn’t read): This Reader addresses avenues for action against the violation of the human rights of women.…
573. THE TOUGHEST TRANSITION HUMAN RIGHTS ACTIVISTS HAVE TO BRING ABOUT IS: BRING THE EVERYDAY APATHY OF PEOPLE TO EVERYDAY ACTIVISM. (United Edge)
[TLDR (too long didn’t read): This Reader is about what HR activists’ challenges are in their aim to incite and…
572. WE HAVE THE RIGHT TO REJECT AND CRITICIZE WHAT CONTRADICTS OUR INDIVIDUAL CONSCIENCE.
[TLDR (too long didn’t read): This Reader quoting Oscar Wilde and Dan Brown is about how, class, cast, tradition and…
571. TO THINK OF OURSELVES AS THE HOLDERS OF HUMAN RIGHTS IS TO BE PROPERLY PROUD OF HAVING THE SELF-RESPECT THAT IS NECESSARY TO BE WORTHY. (Joel Feinberg).
[TLDR (too long didn’t read): This Reader is about what is needed to make the placement of enforceable claims a…
570. IN HUMAN RIGHTS, THE ISSUE OF POWER IS, FOR SURE, THE MOST IMPORTANT ISSUE. WHAT SOCIAL CLASS EXERTS THAT POWER? THAT IS THE BOTTOM LINE QUESTION. (Lenin)
-Apres moi le deluge! is the famous Louis XV quote every capitalist and every capitalist nation seems to be following.…
569. THE DOMINANT POLICY APPROACH TO THE RIGHT TO FOOD HAS BEEN IMPROPERLY UNDERPINNED BY A FOOD SECURITY PARADIGM.
[TLDR (too long didn’t read): This Reader is about how focusing on food security is hiding the true challenge of…
568. IT HAS ALWAYS BEEN A MYTH THAT THE ‘LIBERAL WORLD ORDER’ ABIDES BY ECONOMIC, SOCIAL AND CULTURAL RIGHTS PRINCIPLES. (Michael Goodhart)
[TLDR (too long didn’t read): This Reader debunks the myths of liberalism and of centrist politics in their truly addressing…