476. UNTIL WHEN WILL WE CONTINUE BELIEVING THE FAIRY TALE THAT POVERTY IS THE DESERVED PUNISHMENT THAT THE LAWS OF THE MARKET BESTOW ON INEFFICIENCY? (Eduardo Galeano, Apuntes para Fin de Siglo)
Food for a fairy tale thought ‘Is poverty deserved?’ Human Rights Reader 476 An imbalance between rich and poor is the oldest and most fatal ailment of republics (Plutarch) -Mahatma…
475. WOMEN ARE BORN FREE AND EQUAL IN RIGHTS TO MEN.
Human rights: Food for countering a tyrannical thought ‘Women are born equal in rights to men’ Human Rights Reader 475 -The exercise of the natural rights of women is only…
474. THE MOST IMPORTANT HUMAN RIGHTS ACTIONS ARE LOCAL, NOT IN GENEVA OR IN NEW YORK.
Human rights: Food for a thought to break free ‘The most important HR actions are local’. Human Rights Reader 474 Professionalization of human rights work (George Kent) 1. Global human…
473. WE ARE NOT BORN FREE AND EQUAL AS OUR CONSTITUTIONS SAY; WE EVENTUALLY MAKE OURSELVES EQUAL. (Ray Bradbury, Fahrenheit 451)
Human rights: Food for an indeed reachable thought ‘We are not born equal; we make ourselves equal’. Human Rights Reader 473 By their very definition, human rights are needed when…
472. SOME OF THE CHALLENGES WE HAVE WITH THE REALIZATION OF HUMAN RIGHTS HAVE HISTORICAL ROOTS IN THE INFLUENCE OF INSTITUTIONALIZED RELIGION (of whatever faith or denomination).
Human rights: Food for a faith/dogma-skeptical thought ‘The influence of religion’ Human Rights Reader 472 . A battle between faith and science? -Is science the great antidote
471. CONVENTIONAL HISTORY IS POSITIONED AS THE ULTIMATE ARBITER –SHOULD IT BE THE JUDGE? HAS HISTORY ANYTHING TO SAY TO THE HUMAN RIGHTS MOVEMENT NOW? (Janet Roitman)
Human rights: Food for another thought about history Human Rights Reader 471 Am I alone? 1. I do not want to know how things really happened in history, but why.…
470. IN HUMAN RIGHTS WORK, WE HAVE TO MAINTAIN CLARITY ABOUT THE DIFFERENCES BETWEEN IDEALISM AND ACTIVISM.
Human rights: Food for a morally courageous thought Human Rights Reader 470 Moral courage is the companion of great leadership Must being a committed human rights (HR) activist these days…
469. FURTHER DEMOCRATIZATION OF HEALTH CARE MUST BECOME AN IMPORTANT COMPONENT OF THE PROGRESSIVE POLITICAL AGENDA: A COUPLE OF HOW TOs.
Human rights: Food for a how-to thought Human Rights Reader 469 1. The majority of the population supporting a change towards single-payer (tax financed) reform in health, cannot by itself…
468. BOTH CAPACITY BUILDING AND CAPACITY ENHANCEMENT REFER TO LOCKING-IN THE ABILITY TO PERFORM MORE EFFECTIVELY: THE ROLE OF HUMAN RIGHTS LEARNING.
Human rights: Food for a non-conformist thought Human Rights Reader 468 From the time we are born, they train us to see no more that tidbits of reality. A culture…