PHM-Exch> Food for a morally responsible thought

[Claudio Schuftan]

Human rights Reader 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 definition is
deprived of moral responsibility.



Development outcomes are determined by human rights (HR) standards (some of
the MDGs, for example). But the processes to reach them should be
conditioned, guided and controlled by HR principles (empowering
participation, inclusion, non-discrimination, accountability, rule of law…).



In following those standards and principles, both claim holders and duty
bearers have to move from an ethics-of-principles to the
ethics-of-responsibilities.


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Claudio
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