PHM-Exch> Food for a spreading thought

[Claudio Schuftan]

Human Rights Reader 336



*HUMAN RIGHTS TODAY REPRESENT THE MOST IMPORTANT SYSTEM OF UNIVERSAL VALUES
THAT SHOULD BE USED AS A COMMON NORMATIVE BASIS*



Worldwide, one can indeed talk of a 'united-league-of-HR-violators'. It is
the role of an existing and upcoming 'united-league-of-HR-defenders' to
more systematically begin to set up a counter-power and, as so needed,
blame-and-shame the violators. HR apply universally. The most widespread
cultural-relative pattern is patriarchy which manifests itself the world
over as different versions of the same problematic pattern that so
importantly conflicts with HR principles.

For the full Reader, go to

http://www.socialmedicine.org/?p=6752

Claudio
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