16. SHORT DISCUSSION TOPICS
Capacity/accountability analyses (that tell us why duty bearers at many levels do not seem to be able to perform their duties as expected) are a cornerstone of Human Rights planning.…
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 health and Human Rights issues: A right confers power, i.e.…
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 thinking is at a cross-road. We need to influence overall…
13. ON THE ROLE OF THE STATE, THE UN AND CIVIL SOCIETY
Human Rights are plainly not guaranteed by the existing institutional arrangements.. (AmartyaSen) A country becomes State Party to a convention or covenant once it has ratified it. The same is…
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 level. The current lack of development may not be invoked…
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 April, 1999 and many other), and even the UN Secretary…
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 me that taking, what I call, a ‘minimalist stand towards…
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 A Touch of History The newly emerging Human Rights framework…
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 the implementation of Human Rights. Human Rights actually require a…
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. For the latter to happen, the people (those whose Human…