556. THERE ARE TOO MANY PROFESSIONALS WITH GOOD INTENTIONS IN THE NUTRITION FIELD, BUT NOT FIGHTING FOR THE CAUSE OF THE RIGHT TO NUTRITION.
. 1. In an uncharacteristic way, let me this time, start off with some of
555. DO NOT SWEEP THIS UNDER THE CARPET: HEALTH ENTITLEMENTS ARE CLAIMABLE HUMAN RIGHTS.
-From anti-retrovirals to vaccines, to emergency obstetric care, to family planning, to access to abortion…: all are inalienable human rights (HR).
554. WORK IN HUMAN RIGHTS: AS THE LATE US REPRESENTATIVE JOHN LEWIS USED TO SAY: “MAKE GOOD TROUBLE”!
. -Activists must transform every ‘it was’ into an ‘I willed it thus’!
553. THE PRINCIPLES OF HUMAN RIGHTS CAN INDEED BE MADE THE BASIS FOR COMMONSENSE SOLUTIONS TO HUMANITY’S PROBLEMS. (Branko Marcetic)
. -Human rights principles (participation, accountability, non-discrimination, transparency, human dignity, empowerment and
552. IF YOU ARE NEUTRAL IN TIMES OF INJUSTICE, YOU HAVE CHOSEN THE SIDE OF THE OPPRESSOR. (Desmond Tutu)
. -The State is not a class-neutral body that serves