303 HEALTH: NOT CHARITY, NOT MERCHANDISE: A HUMAN RIGHT. (part 2 of 2)
Nowadays, public health and the right to health have come to mean too many things to different people 15. Public…
302 HEALTH: NOT CHARITY, NOT MERCHANDISE: A HUMAN RIGHT. (part 1 of 2)
-Of all the forms of inequality, injustice in health care is the most shocking and inhumane. (Martin Luther King) -Health…
301 TRADITIONAL CAPACITY BUILDING IN CURRENT DEVELOPMENT SCHEMES BOILS DOWN TO REITERATING A CERTAIN LOGIC OF THINKING THAT SERVES THE HEGEMONIC AIMS OF THE PREVAILING DEVELOPMENT PARADIGM. HUMAN RIGHTS LEARNING IS DIFFERENT
1. Human rights learning (HRL) is necessary, precisely because knowledge in traditional capacity building in development work has been much…
300 THE QUESTION FOR NGOs TO ASK THEMSELVES IS: WHAT IS THE ADDED VALUE OF HUMAN RIGHTS FOR US? IS IT ANOTHER TOOL OR THE KEY TOOL?
Who does not support human rights… or dolphins? 1. NGOs need to be more honest about their long-term achievements and…
299 POVERTY IS THE NECESSARY CONDITION OF CAPITALIST PRODUCTION AND THE ACCUMULATION OF WEALTH
Historically, economic inequalities have made civil and political rights meaningless. This categorically demonstrates the importance of implementing economic, social and…
298 CAPITALISM, NEOLIBERALISM AND HOW THEY SCORE IN THE ERA OF UNFETTERED GLOBALIZATION AND FLAGRANT DISREGARD FOR HUMAN RIGHTS. (part 2 of 2)
The vocabulary of social justice we must consistently adopt 15. Economic injustice is another clear cause of conflict; this is…
297 CAPITALISM, NEOLIBERALISM AND HOW THEY SCORE IN THE ERA OF UNFETTERED GLOBALIZATION AND FLAGRANT DISREGARD FOR HUMAN RIGHTS. (part 1 of 2)
-Social and economic climbing is so often accompanied by moral degradation. (Carlos Fuentes) -We know, ten times over, that free…
296 EVERY SOCIETY UNEDUCATED IN HUMAN RIGHTS IS EASILY TRICKED BY CHARLATANS. (adapted from Condorcet)
When asked “What should we do about human rights?” Voltaire answered, “Let the people know them”. 1. I am convinced…
295 PEOPLE HAVE RIGHTS, BUT THAT IMPLIES LITTLE IF THEY LACK A SPECIFIC UNDERSTANDING OF WHAT THAT MEANS IN PRACTICAL TERMS. (part 2 of 2)
It is better to light a light than to complain about darkness. (Confucius) Capacity building for action 16. For capacity…
294 PEOPLE HAVE RIGHTS, BUT THAT IMPLIES LITTLE IF THEY LACK A SPECIFIC UNDERSTANDING OF WHAT THAT MEANS IN PRACTICAL TERMS. (part 1 of 2)
It is better to light a light than to complain about darkness. (Confucius) [I will illustrate the implications of this…