-Late capitalism has been brilliant at righting itself. Communism was poor at this. The problem is that capitalism usually only does so after mega crises or wars. (Tim Lang) -It…
1. In sink with the title,and with no intention to glorify human rights (HR) activists, I would like to start this Reader with some assorted aphorisms I have picked up…
Human rights principles and standards are to be used by activists in social movementsto contest neoliberalism’s myriad violations of human rights.(adapted from P. Clayes) The challenge to be addressed in…
In some agencies,selectivity and hypocrisy surround human rights. (Ignacio Saiz) 1. Human rights language in the successive post 2015 development agenda drafts still fails to move beyond aspirations and to…
The realization of human rights is a prerequisite for the achievement of the other three. 1. The application of the human rights-based framework must be seen in the larger UN…
The centrality of politics 1. Do politics matter? We should realize that if the answer to this important question is no, then we –those living in so-called democratic societies–are in…
1. Yes, as one of the SDGs says, the problem the world faces is not a problem of food production, but one of underconsumption by those rendered poor. But beware:…
Foreign aid does not address the frequently adverse effects of powerful global nations using their muscle and force, as well as them too often looking the other way on the…
Food for thought for those who doubt -Where do the Gods hide as our world devours itself while they look aside?What have Gods done wrong that our world is falling…
1. Human rights specialists have only relatively recently begun to give serious attention to the issue of extra-territorial obligations (ETOs), so the terminology relating to it has not yet sufficiently…