-Most of us are passionate about what we do. But the truth is that a good part of what we do does not matter to what we are passionate about…and…
Implementing the human rights framework in a participatory way is equivalent to exercising direct democracy (as opposed to representative democracy which has basically left rights holders in the cold). 1.…
As human rights workers, our loyalty is recognized when we can feel ashamed about the behavior of our own government. (F. Stern) We need to tell our leaders the truth,…
4. Human Rights Iron Laws on Advocacy: -The public advocacy we promote in HR work draws on five major sources: The power of people, direct grassroots experiences, popular information and…
-“Where there is a need, a human right is born”. (graffiti in a wall in Barriloche, Argentina). -Human rights apply to all people in all places at all times, a…
16. As rights activists, we are no longer going to go to beg for changes to be implemented; we are now going to demand them based on existing international law…
The Right to Health: A holistic overview of its components and tasks for the global health movement. 8. The right to health has been defined as the ‘right to the…
1. The progressive weakening of public health systems, the growing privatisation of health care and the erosion of universal access to health care are phenomena seen across the globe. The…
11. Let it be understood here that there is nothing inherently wrong with market-oriented reforms in health, provided: a) They work in the direction of equity, as well as greater…
1. If one is skeptical about whether health sector reforms (HSRs), pretty much applied worldwide, have worked, perhaps the time has come to be bold and to ask some hard…