Brazil’s recent economic growth – driven by multinational corporations and supported by the government – is a source of human rights violations and perpetuates social inequality. So why are human rights funders pulling out? A contribution to the openGlobalRights debate on Funding for Human Rights.
Ultra-nationalist political parties are yet again trying to crack down on dissenting Israeli NGOs. This is the latest in a longer series of efforts to fundamentally re-define Israel as the “state of the Jews,” rather than a state of all its citizens. A contribution to the openGlobalRights debate o
Le monde répond, même si lentement, à la crise dans le domaine des droits de l’homme dans la République centrafricaine, montrant que, en dépit de toutes les disputes au sujet de la Lybie et de la Syrie, les idées qui façonnent la doctrine de la responsabilité de protéger (R2P) sont en train de fai
The world is responding, albeit slowly, to the human rights crisis in the Central African Republic, showing that – despite all the disputes over Libya and Syria – the ideas underpinning the Responsibility to Protect (R2P) doctrine are taking root. A contribution to the openGlobalRights debate, R2P
In October Kenya introduced legislation capping foreign funding to NGOs and requiring that money be channeled through a government body. Though narrowly defeated, the law looked to be a death-knell for a vibrant civil society sector. But Kenya – and the region – is not out of the woods yet. A cont
The diversity of human rights movements defies elite/mass labels. A contribution to the openGlobalRights debates on Emerging Powers and Human Rights and Human rights: mass or elite movement? Español.
The government often accuses Turkey’s human rights groups of doing the work of “foreign powers,” which scares off local donors. But when rights groups seek foreign funding, they get attacked for taking “imperialist money.” A contribution to the openGlobalRights debate on Funding for Human Rights.
A paradigm shift in funding from human rights toward 'investments' and 'business solutions' is threatening women’s rights organizing and the rights-based approach to development. We need greater understanding of these new trends and engagement with new players. A contribution to the openGlobalRigh
Researchers must analyze both vertical relationships between human rights leaders and their base, as well as horizontal relations between the human rights movement and other actors. A contribution to the openGlobalRights debates on Emerging Powers and Human Rights and Human rights: mass or elite m
The problem of ‘top-down’ human rights work is particularly pronounced among the marginalized women and girls who experience the harshest abuses. These individuals are fully capable of becoming rights bearers, but need more information about international and national law. From the openGlobalRight
L’administration Obama s’inquiète de la prévention des atrocités de masse surtout lorsque les intérêts américains sont en jeu. Cependant, dans le cas des conflits les plus meurtriers de la planète où les alliés des États-Unis sont les agresseurs, le R2P est rarement ou jamais mentionné ou invoqué.
Les États-Unis se soucient plus de la stabilité en RDC que de la promotion des intérêts nationaux rwandais ou Ougandais. L’analyse de Musavuli sur l’incapacité américaine à appliquer les principes de R2P (responsabilité de protéger) à la RDC ne tient pas compte de cet état de fait et sous-estime l
