PHM-Exch> Food for a non-dogmatic thought

[Claudio Schuftan]

Human Rights Reader 284



*WHEN IT COMES TO IMPLEMENT THE HUMAN RIGHTS-BASED FRAMEWORK, A CUT/COPY
AND PASTE COURSE OF ACTION IS TOTALLY INAPPROPRIATE.*



-Reason alone does not convince the violators of human rights (or their
acolytes and protectors) to change course. (M. Vargas Llosa)

-A comprehensive understanding of the human rights framework inevitably
implies taking political sides.



A few lose ends will benefit from some further clarification; this is what
this Reader attempts.



*On obligations:*

The obligation to respect, protect and fulfill the human rights of groups
in situations of vulnerability refers to the state’s *obligation of conduct*,
i.e., its obligation to adopt concrete actions and measures in those three
parameters (and no less!) thus decisively moving towards the realization of
human rights (HR) by creating an enabling environment and by allocating
sufficient resources.

*On international HR law:*

International human rights law is a valuable legal and conceptual framework
in our work for many reasons. Among them:

(i) for bringing strategies to improve the HR of poor and excluded social
groups under one common umbrella;

(ii) for improving equality in health, in nutrition, in education, in
housing, etc.;

(iii) for clarifying responsibilities and accountability issues in a whole
host of social services, and

(iv) for evaluating progress in meeting the MDGs.


To see the rest of this Reader, go to

http://wp.me/plAxa-1yM

Claudio
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