Legal interventions can ameliorate some of poverty’s most harmful consequences, but they cannot address poverty’s root causes. This can only be done through major policy changes. A contribution to the openGlobalRights debate on Economic and Social Rights.
We are returning to Victorian inequality. Why is it tolerated?
How should workers respond to bullying and intimidation tactics used by employers during industrial action disputes? Two leading academics consider the current dispute in the university sector.
Will the G20 adopt an approach that meets human rights standards for economic growth at the Brisbane Summit? More representation of women at the governance level is essential. Who is at the table matters.
La transparence budgétaire a le potentiel d’amener les gouvernements à devoir rendre des comptes mais les études montrent que cela se produit le plus souvent là où elle est le moins nécessaire. English, Español
The rich tradition of alternative liberalism has much to offer by way of solutions to inexorably widening inequality—as social movements are beginning to realise.
Budget transparency has the potential to make governments more accountable, but research shows that it occurs most often where it is least needed. A contribution to the openGlobalRights debate on economic and social rights. Español, Français
Un partenariat entre une organisation des droits de l’homme haïtienne et son partenaire américain est devenu le moteur d’une campagne visant à obtenir justice pour les victimes haïtiennes du choléra. Ce mouvement populaire a-t-il suffisamment mobilisé la communauté internationale pour amener des c
A partnership between a Haitian human rights organization and its US partners has become the driving force behind a campaign to obtain justice for Haitian cholera victims. Has this grassroots movement mobilized the international community enough to make real and lasting changes? A contribution to
近期的研究揭示了国际公约对政府税务和开支政策的影响。根据全球范围的CSO运动，“人权法”结合“预算分析”能够有力地敦促政府对他们的政策给贫困群体带来的影响负责。English, Bahasa Indonesia, Español, Français
Workers’ rights are human rights, and we have a moral and legal obligation to protect them. No one should be allowed to exploit workers simply to run a more profitable or efficient business. A contribution to the openGlobalRights debate on Economic and Social Rights.
