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…
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…
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…
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…
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…
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…
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…
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…
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…
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…