56. OBJECTIVITY IN THE ANALYTICAL STAGES OF THE PLANNING PROCESS IS NOTHING BUT A MYTH. (Part 2 of 16)
Two questions arise in relation to the objectivity of our work: a). Would the outlook for eliminating human rights (HR)…
55. HUMAN RIGHTS VIOLATIONS ARE PART OF A SOCIAL DISEASE WITH HISTORICAL ROOTS. (Part 1 of 16)
It is the prevailing determinants of the social and economic conditions of a society that lead to the violation of…
54. SOME WELL KNOWN AND SOME LESS WELL KNOWN ASPECTS OF HUMAN RIGHTS WORK.
We know that the human rights-based approach pushes organizations to focus more on law making, influencing policy, and bringing about…
53. HUMAN RIGHTS ARE UNIVERSAL, BUT THE RISK OF HAVING ONE’S RIGHTS VIOLATED IS NOT.
Rats and roaches live by competition under the law of supply and demand; it is the privilege of human beings to live under…
52. THE LAW IS THE LAW…AND HUMAN RIGHTS ARE NOT YET THE LAW.
A neglected avenue is becoming increasingly important for human rights activists to pursue in order to more effectively meet the…
51. THE NEED TO STRUGGLE IS ACTUALLY A BUILT-IN PRINCIPLE OF HUMAN RIGHTS WORK.
The check has come back from the Bank of Justice marked ‘insufficient funds’. (M. L. King) If the title is…
50. NGOs SHOULD NOT BE HUMAN RIGHTS BLIND AND SHOULD BE JUDGED BY THEIR POLITICS.
Too many NGOs are fragmented and trapped in project work; they are often human-rights-blind and mainly service oriented; many are…
49. THE DIFFERENCE BETWEEN PROJECT AND PROCESS IS OWNERSHIP. HUMAN RIGHTS CANNOT BE IMPLEMENTED AS A PROJECT.
-Projects create islands in the ocean of poverty. -The origin of Human Rights lies in the rather subversive idea of…
48. A CASE OF LOGIC –THE HUMAN RIGHTS ADVOCACY SYLLOGISM:
Advocacy actually is a form of political activism. If 1. is true, advocacy is part of a struggle. What struggle?…
47. STEPPING INTO THE NEW AGE OF THE RIGHT TO ADEQUATE NUTRITION: SNAIL PACE PROGRESS? (part 2 of 2)
The key issues to fight for What will become central in this urgently needed debate to be followed by action…