333 FROM HEALTH-IN-ALL-POLICIES TO HEALTH-EQUALITY-IN-ALL-POLICIES –THE HUMAN RIGHTS WAY.
Over 2.300 years ago, the Greek philosopher Aristotle said that “if we believe that men have any personal rights at…
332 IN HUMAN RIGHTS WORK, WE SHOULD BE MEASURING WHAT WE REALLY TREASURE! (N. Pillay)
1. In the language of statistics, uncertainty is a latent variable*(N. Bloom) …particularly when it is mainly statistics that lead…
331 GENDER INEQUALITY IS THE MOTHER OF ALL INEQUALITIES AND OF THE VIOLATION OF ALL WOMEN’S RIGHTS. (L. Puri)
-In our land of Oz, hypocrisy is without shame. Patriarchy rules. (JeromeKoenig) -Women are not ‘men of the feminine sex’.…
330 WHEN IT COMES TO HUMAN RIGHTS ISSUES, IS IT ONLY THAT WE HAVE TO SENSITIZE A BUNCH OF ‘THEM OUT THERE’….OR DO WE ALSO NEED TO, AS MUCH, SENSITIZE MANY OF ‘OURSELVES’ AMONG US?
The others “R” us. Never forget we “R” them. Human Rights “R” ours.(JeromeKoenig) Actually, there is still much to do…
329a HISTORY TOLD IN A WAY THAT NO RATIONAL PERSON SHOULD SWALLOW?
I am afraid history has too often been widely used as a political instrument 1. Ultimately, I see [mainstream]# historians…
329 WITHOUT INDIGNATION, NOTHING BIG AND SIGNIFICANT HAPPENS IN THE HISTORY OF HUMANITY …HUMAN RIGHTS INCLUDED.
-History too often dictates that atrocities are acceptable; this is a deadly premise. (Jerome Koenig) -L’histoire est un voyage et…
328 THE WORSE OUTCOME OF ALL THE AGGRESSIONS TO THE HUMAN CONDITION THAT HUMAN RIGHTS VIOLATIONS BRING ABOUT IS HUMILIATION.
1. Aggressions directed towards the human rights (HR) of marginalized individuals or groupsutterly disarm them; they devastate the most essential…
327 THE ABC TRILOGY: AT ALL TIMES, HUMAN RIGHTS ACTIVISTS MUST BE ANGRY, BRAVE AND CREATIVE.
Activists beware: Constraints surround us; while this may sound alarming, they need not impede. So, remember: Fatigue is not uncommonwith…
326 HUMAN RIGHTS ARE BOTH PART-OF AND INSTRUMENTAL-TO THE OVERALL PROCESS OF DEVELOPMENT. THE REALIZATION OF HUMAN RIGHTS IS AN END-GOAL OF DEVELOPMENT ITSELF.
-Development solutions of yesterday have literally become our problems of today. (S. Adjei) -It is often wrongly assumed that improvements…
325 HUMAN RIGHTS READERS: I WRITE TO ENCOURAGE, TO PERSUADE, TO STIR AND TO AROUSE YOU.
First, the confession There is this passion that drives the demolishing craft of the essay writer. (Leonardo Padura) 1. I…