198 TO DEFINE YOURSELF AS A HUMAN RIGHTS ACTIVIST MEANS INITIALLY GOING AGAINST THE CURRENT.
-Right now, for the oppressed to “become” and to “be”, they can use our help as activists. (Mario Benedetti) -We…
197 THE HUMAN RIGHT TO HEALTH AND TO ADEQUATE NUTRITION IN A STRUCTURALLY UNEQUAL SOCIETY.
1. I would like to think that you -as me- often ask yourself what we could all do better to…
196 THE HUMAN RIGHT TO HEALTH CARE PROCESS REVISITED. (Part 2 of 2)
9. A human right to health (RTH) strategy is to be seen as both a technical and a political task…
195 THE HUMAN RIGHT TO HEALTH CARE PROCESS REVISITED. (Part 1 of 2)
Health is neither an expenditure nor an investment: Primarily and foremost it is a right. 1. For starters, let us…
194 KEEP IN MIND: IN HUMAN RIGHTS WORK WE ARE IN A STRUGGLE NOT ONLY FOR ACCOUNTABILITY, BUT ALSO AGAINST IMPUNITY.
It is pertinent that, at this juncture, this Reader revisits some human rights principles 1. To begin with, at the…
193 IN THIS, ITS 60TH ANNIVERSARY, THE UNIVERSAL DECLARATION OF HUMAN RIGHTS IS STILL A KIND OF CONSCIENCE OF THE WORLD –OR EVEN MORE– TODAY IT CAN BE CONSIDERED CUSTOMARY INTERNATIONAL LAW.
Many of you may feel a sickening sense of impotence about the widespread situation of injustice the world over; yet…
192 HUMAN RIGHTS: WHILE SMALL SUCCESS STORIES ARE CERTAINLY POSSIBLE, NEEDED GLOBAL REFORMS ARE BEING HAMPERED.
1. Although the World Bank (and related international financial institutions) pay lip service to progressive human rights (HR) policy, in…
191 CORPORATIONS NEED CLEAR, BINDING HUMAN RIGHTS RULES.
1. On human rights (HR), governments and civil society must consistently hold corporations to account. When it comes to HR,…
190 CORPORATE SOCIAL RESPONSIBILITY DOES NOT REVOLVE AROUND HUMAN RIGHTS CONCERNS OR CHARITABLE INTENTIONS; IT REVOLVES AROUND BUSINESS INTERESTS.
“There is one and only one social responsibility of business –to use its resources and engage in activities designed to…
189 IN HUMAN RIGHTS WORK, WHEN YOU DEAL WITH SYMPTOMS YOU GENERATE SYMPATHY, WHEN YOU DEAL WITH CAUSES YOU CREATE SOCIAL CHANGE.
1. When implementing human rights learning strategies worldwide, the process followed in each location may be different, but the end…