115. IT WILL BE VIA ECONOMIC DISPARITY REDUCTION PROGRAMS THAT HUMAN RIGHTS WILL BE FULFILLED.
To deny people their rights is, by definition, a way to keep them poor. Human Rights (HR) are not just…
114. THE SACHS MACROECONOMICS AND HEALTH REPORT: INVESTING IN HEALTH FOR ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT OR INCREASING THE SIZE OF THE CRUMBS FROM THE RICH MAN’S TABLE? (Part 3 of 3)
Justifying the reversal of logic We consider it a reversal of logic that attention in the Report is directed primarily…
113. THE SACHS MACROECONOMICS AND HEALTH REPORT: INVESTING IN HEALTH FOR ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT OR INCREASING THE SIZE OF THE CRUMBS FROM THE RICH MAN’S TABLE? (Part 2 of 3)
Models of democracy and respect for human rights There is no indication currently that people will soon (or ever?) be…
112. THE SACHS MACROECONOMICS AND HEALTH REPORT: INVESTING IN HEALTH FOR ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT OR INCREASING THE SIZE OF THE CRUMBS FROM THE RICH MAN’S TABLE? (Part 1 of 3)
A restricted mandate and a reversal of logic The relationship between health and poverty is two way, but the relationship…
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…