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770. WE ALREADY KNOW THAT FAITH CAN MOVE MOUNTAINS. AND MONEY? WELL, MONEY CAN MOVE ENTIRE MOUNTAIN RANGES.(Leonardo Padura) 769. PUTTING THE LAST FIRST IS THE EASIER HALF. PUTTING THE FIRST LAST IS HARDER, FOR IT MEANS THAT THOSE WHO ARE POWERFUL HAVE TO (BE MADE TO) STEP DOWN. (Robert Chambers) 768. DEVELOPMENT ‘DOUBLE-SPEAK’ MUDDLES THE ISSUES. (Rajni Kothari) 767. HOW OFTEN DO YOU HEAR AS A COUNTER ARGUMENT “YES, BUT THAT’S POLITICAL(OR IDEOLOGICAL)!”. 766. IF YOU SEE THE FUTURE AS MORE OF THE SAME, TELL IT NOT TO COME. (Juan José Castelli)
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309 IN THE ERA OF GLOBALIZATION, A SOCIETY OF EQUAL OPPORTUNITIES AND OF RESPECT OF HUMAN RIGHTS HAS BEEN AND CONTINUES TO BE A MIRAGE (OR A FARCE?). (J. Osorio)

Sep 8, 2016 admin

1. For the fulfillment of human rights (HR), the obstacles to be overcome are actually way beyond what the core…

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308 EQUITY AND EQUALITY ARE NOT EQUIVALENT; THEY CANNOT EITHER BE REDUCED TO SIMPLE RISK FACTORS, AS IS OFTEN DONE IN HUMAN RIGHTS TALK. (part 2 of 2)

Sep 8, 2016 admin

As progress towards the MDGs is achieved, there yet is little evidence of results that are inclusive of people that…

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307 EQUITY AND EQUALITY ARE NOT EQUIVALENT; THEY CANNOT EITHER BE REDUCED TO SIMPLE RISK FACTORS, AS IS OFTEN DONE IN HUMAN RIGHTS TALK. (part 1 of 2)

Sep 8, 2016 admin

EQUITY: 1. Equity is a core legal concept intimately linked to the notion of justice. It goes beyond the letter…

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306 HOW MUCH UNDERDEVELOPMENT CAN GLOBAL SECURITY TOLERATE AND HOW MUCH POVERTY AND HUMAN RIGHTS VIOLATIONS CAN ALLEGEDLY DEMOCRATIC STATES PUT UP WITH? (part 2 of 2)

Sep 8, 2016 admin

“If voting changed anything, they would make it illegal”. (Emma Goldman as cited by M. Engler) The power of organization…

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305 HOW MUCH UNDERDEVELOPMENT CAN GLOBAL SECURITY TOLERATE AND HOW MUCH POVERTY AND HUMAN RIGHTS VIOLATIONS CAN ALLEGEDLY DEMOCRATIC STATES PUT UP WITH? (part 1 of 2)

Sep 8, 2016 admin

-In the name of democracy, too many promises remain unfulfilled for the poor majority; lingering poverty and a lack of…

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304 RELIGIONS HAVE BEEN USED TO SUPPORT CONCERTED SOCIAL ACTIVISM AND HUMANISM. DOES THIS LINK THEM WITH HUMAN RIGHTS?

Sep 8, 2016 admin

-The same way you find water when you dig, sooner or later, man finds the incomprehensible everywhere. (A. Lichtenberg) -Because…

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303 HEALTH: NOT CHARITY, NOT MERCHANDISE: A HUMAN RIGHT. (part 2 of 2)

Sep 8, 2016 admin

Nowadays, public health and the right to health have come to mean too many things to different people 15. Public…

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302 HEALTH: NOT CHARITY, NOT MERCHANDISE: A HUMAN RIGHT. (part 1 of 2)

Sep 8, 2016 admin

-Of all the forms of inequality, injustice in health care is the most shocking and inhumane. (Martin Luther King) -Health…

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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

Sep 8, 2016 admin

1. Human rights learning (HRL) is necessary, precisely because knowledge in traditional capacity building in development work has been much…

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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?

Sep 8, 2016 admin

Who does not support human rights… or dolphins? 1. NGOs need to be more honest about their long-term achievements and…

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