262 WHAT IS THE PROBLEM WITH THE HUMAN RIGHTS DISCOURSE THAT IT HAS SO FAR BEEN UNABLE TO BECOME AN AUTHENTIC MASS RENEWAL MOVEMENT?
A contemporary philosopher asked himself: Is it easier to imagine the end of the world than the end of capitalism?…
261 CLAIM HOLDERS HAVE HUMAN RIGHTS ‘INSIDE THEM’. HUMAN RIGHTS ARE NOT JUST GRACIOUS CONCESSIONS OF INTERNATIONAL LAW.
-We cannot take scarcity-of-resources as a reply to claim holders’ demands without asking why scarcity. -They may be able to…
260 THERE STILL ARE TOO MANY SKEPTICS AROUND REGARDING THE UNIVERSALITY OF THE MORAL IDEA UNDERPINNING THE RIGHTS OF HUMAN BEINGS.
-Is morality a private matter? Decency certainly is a public matter… -Intellectuals pride themselves for their logic, but logic, by…
259 A TALE ABOUT INHUMAN WRONGS AND HUMAN RIGHTS.
Is it facetious to say that ever more people are ever more worse-off? 1. Human Rights (HR) provide an authoritative…
258 WHY ARE THE WOMEN IN CONSERVATIVE SOCIETIES SO CAVALIERLY EXPENDABLE? (S. Lewis)
-It is in General Comment 28 that we find the more precise guidance of what equal rights of men and…
257 WHEN YOU SEE A GOOD MAN, TRY TO IMITATE HIM; WHEN YOU SEE AN INDIFFERENT MAN, EXAMINE YOURSELF. (Confucius)
As opposed to a human rights activist, the indifferent person has been called a ‘passivist’ (Geoffrey Cannon) – The world…
256 HUMAN RIGHTS ARE NOT JUST A POLICY CHOICE, BUT AN IMPERATIVE: HOW LONG WILL IT TAKE US TO REALIZE AND ACT UPON THIS?
Human rights work ought to constantly look for political points of entry. 1. Human rights (HR) are global affairs, i.e.,…
255 IMPLICITLY, IN HUMAN RIGHTS PARLANCE, WE CONSTANTLY SPEAK OF SAVING THE PLANET FOR THE NEXT GENERATION WHEN, IN REALITY, WE ARE TALKING ABOUT SAVING OUR GENERATION AND OURSELVES.
So, let’s stop talking about our future generations, please. We are talking about our own generation. We also have to…
254 ALTHOUGH ETHICS IS THE PROPER LANGUAGE OF MEDICINE; HUMAN RIGHTS IS THE PROPER LANGUAGE OF PUBLIC HEALTH. (Part 3 of 3)
-In public health, we uncritically assume scarcity of resources without asking why scarcity. -WHO comes with technical advice, the World…
253 ALTHOUGH ETHICS IS THE PROPER LANGUAGE OF MEDICINE; HUMAN RIGHTS IS THE PROPER LANGUAGE OF PUBLIC HEALTH. (part 2 of 3)
-In public health, we uncritically assume scarcity of resources without asking why scarcity. -WHO comes with technical advice, the World…