POVERTY AND HUMAN RIGHTS

POVERTY AND HUMAN RIGHTS.

December 30th, 2009 by claudio

  I have often been asked what is the most serious form of human rights violation in the world today, and my reply is consistent: extreme poverty. (Mary Robinson)

 1. By demanding explanations and accountability, human rights work consistently exposes the roots of poverty.

 2. In the 21st century, disparity reduction (rather than poverty alleviation alone) is not only a development goal –it is a central challenge for human rights (HR) work.

Regrettably, the prevailing “MDGs-path” does not characterize poverty as a true HR violation./.../