15. ARGUMENTS IN FAVOR OF AN EMPOWERING COMMUNITY CAPACITY BUILDING IN HEALTH
The notion of duty and justice (…and not compassion!) give rights their cutting edge. Power is the key relation in…
14. HEALTH, HUMAN RIGHTS AND DONORS
Focusing on sustainable poverty alleviation is inseparable from bringing about greater respect of Human Rights and greater equity. Current development…
13. ON THE ROLE OF THE STATE, THE UN AND CIVIL SOCIETY
Human Rights are plainly not guaranteed by the existing institutional arrangements.[We have to understand this as a point of departure].…
12. THE ROLE OF HUMAN RIGHTS IN POLITICIZING DEVELOPMENT ETHICS, DEVELOPMENT ASSISTANCE AND DEVELOPMENT PRAXIS – IV
What We Have Not Yet Done The implementation of Human Rights requires first and foremost its translation to the domestic…
11. THE ROLE OF HUMAN RIGHTS IN POLITICIZING DEVELOPMENT ETHICS, DEVELOPMENT ASSISTANCE AND DEVELOPMENT PRAXIS – III
Getting From Here to There Meetings on Human Rights (e.g. the recent 26th Session of the UN’s ACC/SCN, Geneva, 12-15…
10. The Role of Human Rights in Politicizing Development Ethics, Development Assistance and Development Praxis – II
When A Little is Not Enough “What you push is what you change.“ I would like you to agree with…
9. The Role of Human Rights in Politicizing Development Ethics, Development Assistance and Development Praxis – I
“The vast majority of humanity just has the right to see, to hear… and to remain silent.” – Eduardo Galeano…
8. What Does the New UN Human Rights Approach bring to the Struggle of the Poor? – IV
Writing Human Rights into Law In all honesty, many governments (if not most) continue to take a soft approach to…
7. What Does the New UN Human Rights Approach bring to the Struggle of the Poor? – III
The Participation Factor in Human Rights Getting Human Rights implemented means not only engaging development agencies, but also the government.…
6. What Does the New UN Human Rights Approach bring to the Struggle of the Poor? – II
The Human Rights Approach: Some Iron Laws As the new era of Human Rights-based planning in development work gets under…