An estimated one third of deaths worldwide are linked to poverty and inadequate housing, yet widespread homelessness and inadequate housing are rarely regarded as a violation of the right to life. Español, Français
Se estima que una tercera parte de las muertes en todo el mundo están relacionadas con la pobreza y la vivienda inadecuada; sin embargo, rara vez se considera a la vivienda inadecuada y la falta de hogar generalizadas como violaciones del derecho a la vida. English
Inequality may be compatible with human rights, but not if it violates the right to non-discrimination. A contribution to the openGlobalRights debate on economic inequality and human rights.
The Human Rights Council’s Universal Periodic Review is systematically marginalizing economic and social rights. A contribution to the openGlobalRights debate on economic and social rights. Español
El Examen Periódico Universal del Consejo de Derechos Humanos margina de manera sistemática los derechos económicos y sociales. Una contribución al debate de openGlobalRights sobre los derechos económicos y sociales. English
The ICC is now prioritizing crimes involving environmental destruction and land grabbing. How will this change economic development? A contribution to openGlobalRights’ debate on the International Criminal Court. Español
La CPI ahora dará prioridad a los delitos relacionados con la destrucción ambiental y el acaparamiento de tierras. ¿Cómo cambiará esto el desarrollo económico? Una contribución al debate de openGlobalRights sobre la Corte Penal Internacional. English
Yes, cross-national datasets are inappropriate for understanding the lived experience of those suffering from human rights abuse, but that’s not why we need them.
To suggest that relying on cross-national analyses perpetuates human rights abuses is simply fallacious.
Despite the growing urgency to address inequality, the business and human rights field has remained rather silent on the issue. Why? A contribution to the openGlobalRights debate on economic inequality.
Human rights scholarship and advocacy claim to be grounded in universality, yet both are anything but in their privileging the Western role in building an international human rights system. Español
Los estudios y el activismo de derechos humanos sostienen que están arraigados en la universalidad; sin embargo, ambos son todo menos universales, dado el privilegio que otorgan al papel de Occidente en la construcción de un sistema internacional de derechos humanos. English
