scholarly journals Protecting the right to defend Human Rights in Colombia: the Ríos Vivos Antioquia case

2020 ◽  
pp. 239-263
Author(s):  
Diana Marcela Rincón Henao
Keyword(s):  
Human Rights ◽  
Environmental Movement ◽  
Social Impacts ◽  
Social Struggle ◽  
The Social ◽  
The Right

This paper focuses on the case of Ríos Vivos Antioquia, a social and environmental movement that fights against the construction of Hidroituango —the largest dam in Colombia— which has produced serious environmental and social impacts on the population surrounding the project. This article analyzes the internationalization of the struggle by this movement through different strategies aimed at defending the Human Rights of its community. For that purpose, this research uses documents produced by the movement and reports of some NGOs as well as interviews with members of RVAM and external collaborators to know their main strategies in some depth. This paper concludes that the strategies of internationalization used by this movement have resulted in the strengthening of the social struggle and the empowerment of the population in that region, which has been particularly affected by the violence in Colombia.

scholarly journals Indigenous Education and Human Rights

2007 ◽  
Vol 14 (4) ◽  
pp. 425-453 ◽  
Author(s):  
Noam Schimmel
Keyword(s):  
Human Rights ◽  
Indigenous Peoples ◽  
Indigenous Education ◽  
Cultural Continuity ◽  
Human Right ◽  
Language And Culture ◽  
The Social ◽  
Majority Culture ◽  
Educational Programmes ◽  
The Right

AbstractThe right to an education that is consonant with and draws upon the culture and language of indigenous peoples is a human right which is too often overlooked by governments when they develop and implement programmes whose purported goals are to improve the social, economic and political status of these peoples. Educational programmes for indigenous peoples must fully respect and integrate human rights protections, particularly rights to cultural continuity and integrity. Racist attitudes dominate many government development programmes aimed at indigenous peoples. Educational programmes for indigenous peoples are often designed to forcibly assimilate them and destroy the uniqueness of their language, values, culture and relationship with their native lands. Until indigenous peoples are empowered to develop educational programmes for their own communities that reflect and promote their values and culture, their human rights are likely to remain threatened by governments that use education as a political mechanism for coercing indigenous peoples to adapt to a majority culture that does not recognize their rights, and that seeks to destroy their ability to sustain and pass on to future generations their language and culture.

Benign Discrimination and the Right to Equality

1974 ◽  
Vol 6 (1) ◽  
pp. 26-83 ◽  
Author(s):  
Gareth Evans
Keyword(s):  
United States ◽  
Human Rights ◽  
The United States ◽  
Preferential Treatment ◽  
Apparent Paradox ◽  
Supreme Courts ◽  
Formal Expression ◽  
Gareth Evans ◽  
The Social ◽  
The Right

Governments have been increasingly preoccupied with the task of reconciling claims to preferential treatment with the principle of equality. The social and philosophical issues raised by this apparent paradox are considered, and the compatibility of benign discrimination with the concept of equality demonstrated by developing a complex normative notion of equality. An analysis is then undertaken of the various attempts made by lawyers, in nearly one hundred existing bills of rights, to give formal expression to these principles. Ultimately the problem of benign discrimination falls for resolution by the courts, and the jurisprudence developed in this respect by the Supreme Courts of Canada and the United States is critically discussed and compared. Having exhaustively developed an appreciation of world experience regarding the interaction of bills of rights equality clauses and benign discrimination, consideration is given to the formulation of the Australian Human Rights Bill—a bill of which Gareth Evans was one of the principal draftsmen.

The Sen Conception of Development and Contemporary International Law Discourse: Some Parallels

2008 ◽  
Vol 1 (1) ◽  
Author(s):  
Bhupinder Chimni
Keyword(s):  
Human Rights ◽  
International Law ◽  
Technological Progress ◽  
International System ◽  
Social Constraints ◽  
International Human Rights ◽  
Right To Development ◽  
The Social ◽  
International Human ◽  
The Right

The Sen conception of `development as freedom' represents a departure from previous approaches to development that focused merely on growth rates or technological progress. Sen however fails to adequately address the social constraints that inhibit the realization of the goal of `development as freedom.' There is an interesting parallel here with developments in contemporary international law. While contemporary international law incorporates the idea of `development as freedom' in international human rights instruments, in particular the Declaration on the Right to Development, mainstream international law scholarship has like Sen failed to indicate the constraints in the international system that prevent its attainment. Since Sen is today among the foremost thinkers on the idea of development reviewing the parallels between his conception of development and mainstream international law scholarship is helpful as it offers insights into the limits of both.

scholarly journals Solidaritas Janda: Pemberdayaan Perempuan di PJJI Armalah Yogyakarta

2021 ◽  
Vol 19 (2) ◽  
pp. 157-171
Author(s):  
Rohinah Rohinah ◽  
Nisfi Anisah
Keyword(s):  
Human Rights ◽  
Social Exclusion ◽  
Single Parents ◽  
Economic Deprivation ◽  
Female Agency ◽  
The Social ◽  
The Status ◽  
The Right

Status Janda dapat menyebabkan subordinasi dan marginalisasi. Hal ini Nampak jelas pada perempuan yang sering mengalami pengucilan sosial dan perampasan ekonomi. Janda bukan hanya nasib kurang beruntung, miskin, dan orangtua tunggal akan tetapi sikap didiskriminasi adalah pemicu dari hilangnya hak ekspresi. Status janda juga menjadi sasaran kecurigaan dan tuduhan kejahatan moral. Paper ini bertujuan mengetahui spirit pendirian komunitas persaudaraan Janda-Janda Indonesia (PJJI) Armalah Yogyakarta serta program kegiatan dan program pendampingan atau advokasi. Hal tersebut mengeksplorasi kemungkinan agensi perempuan dan destigmatisasi dalam mobilisasi jejaring sosial pada penekanan nilai kehormatan sosial sebagai seorang ibu. Paper menunjukkan tata cara kerja PJJI Armalah yang fokus pada Janda dalam hak keadilan yang berlandaskan spirit cinta kasih dan persamaan kesejahteraan dalam nilai Pancasila. Hal ini mendorong para janda dalam sikap berani dan mandiri dalam kebenaran.[A widow condition talks the subordination and marginalization on Social frame. The Woman in status is especially evident in seeing the experience of social exclusion and economic deprivation. Widows are not only unlucky, poor, and single parents, but the attitude of being discriminated against is the trigger for the loss of the right to expression. The status of the widow was also putting to suspicion and allegations of moral crimes. This paper aims to find out the spirit of the establishment of the organization's human rights on persaudaraan Janda-Janda Indonesia (PJJI) Armalah Yogyakarta. It is as well as activities in advocacy programs. It explores the possibility of female agency and destigmatization in the social framework for the Social honor value as women and mothers. The paper shows the work procedures of PJJI Armalah which focuses on widows in the right of justice based on the spirit of love and equality. It puts welfare in the values of Pancasila. The idea encourages widows to be courageous and independent in righteousness.] 

scholarly journals Participación inclusiva en los museos a favor de las personas con discapacidad

2019 ◽  
pp. 90-99
Author(s):  
Julio Meza Díaz
Keyword(s):  
Human Rights ◽  
Social Function ◽  
Equal Rights ◽  
Persons With Disabilities ◽  
Derechos Humanos ◽  
Palabras Clave ◽  
The Social ◽  
The Right ◽  
Culture Development

El presente artículo trata sobre la función social del museo y sus acciones a favor de los derechos igualitarios de las personas con discapacidad, dentro de lo establecido por la Convención Sobre los Derechos de las Personas con Discapacidad (CDPD). Los museos pueden efectivizar los derechos contenidos en el artículo 30 de la CDPD, es decir, el derecho a la accesibilidad a la cultura y a la posibilidad del desarrollo de una agencia artística.  Palabras clave: museos, discapacidad, derechos humanos, accesibilidad a la cultura, desarrollo de la agencia en el campo de la cultura.   AbstractThis paper deals with the social function of the museum and its actions in favor of the equal rights of persons with disabilities, within the provisions of the Convention on the Rights of Persons with Disabilities (CDPD). Museums can make effective the rights contained in article 30 of the CRPD, that is, the right to access to the culture and the right to the possibility to develop an artistic agency. Keywords: museums, disability, human rights, accessibility to culture, development of the agency in the field of culture.

scholarly journals Accessing the Border: The Mobility Rights of Asylum Seekers with Precarious Status

2021 ◽  
Author(s):  
Ashley Walcott
Keyword(s):  
Human Rights ◽  
Asylum Seekers ◽  
Economic Security ◽  
The State ◽  
Geographic Barriers ◽  
The Social ◽  
Territorial Boundaries ◽  
The Right ◽  
United Nation ◽  
International Refugee Regime

The mobility rights of migrants have been presented as universal and non-discriminatory in United Nation declarations, protocols and conventions. These inherent rights are often placed in opposition to states’ sovereign right to control their borders. The international refugee regime has faced challenges to the defence and advocacy of human rights. The right to seek asylum has faced questions of security, and terrorism. Politicians have successfully re-framed asylum seekers as active ‘threats’ to the social, cultural and economic security of the state and campaign to enforce the protection of the state. By de-linking the border from the territorial boundaries of the state, Canadian officials have excluded, deterred and halted the movement of asylum seekers seeking refuge in Canada, adding to the surmountable geographic barriers the state holds to resettlement.

scholarly journals Penghapusan Kolom Agama Dalam Kartu Tanda Penduduk

2018 ◽  
Vol 3 (2) ◽  
Author(s):  
Novita Akria Putri
Keyword(s):  
Human Rights ◽  
John Rawls ◽  
Religious Identity ◽  
Religious Freedom ◽  
Primary Reason ◽  
The Social ◽  
The Law ◽  
Religious Sects ◽  
Identity Cards ◽  
The Right

Abstract: Human rights are claims that must be met in order to maintain the existence and human dignity. Right to religious freedom in fact, is a right enshrined directly in the Constitution of Indonesia. The essence of religious freedom is the recognition that every person has the right to believe and to live worship and engage in what is believed to be the call of God demands the truth. Appreciate the identity of a group is very important, inclusion of a religious identity in residence identity cards so that no one group that is forming a new religious sects that would undermine the nation's integration. Therefore, the elimination of religion column in the ID card is not the primary reason for the creation of the concept of equality before the law that became the main feature of a state of law. However, as the concept of justice of John Rawls, that the interests of certain groups are not allowed to undermine the social justice.Keywords: Removal, Religion Column, KTPAbstrak: Hak asasi manusia adalah klaim yang mesti dipenuhi demi mempertahankan eksistensi dan martabat manusia. Hak kebebasan beragama nyatanya, adalah hak yang diatur secara langsung dalam UUD 1945. Hakikat dengan kebebasan beragama adalah pengakuan bahwa setiap orang berhak meyakini serta untuk hidup beribadat dan berkomunikasi sesuai dengan apa yang diyakini sebagai panggilan tuntutan Tuhan yang mutlak. Menghargai adanya identitas sebuah golongan amatlah penting, pencantuman sebuah identitas agama dalam kartu identitas kependudukan agar tidak ada suatu golongan yang membentuk suatu sekte-sekte agama baru yang justru akan merusak integrasi bangsa. Oleh karena itu, penghapusan kolom agama dalam KTP tidaklah menjadi alasan utama untuk terciptanya konsep equality before the law yang menjadi ciri utama dari sebuah negara hukum. Namun, sebagaimana konsep keadilan dari Jhon Rawls, bahwa kepentingan golongan tertentu tidaklah diperbolehkan menggerus keadilan sosial.Kata kunci: Penghapusan, Kolom Agama, KTP

scholarly journals The Health Equity Network of the Americas: inclusion, commitment, and action

2021 ◽  
Vol 45 ◽  
pp. 1
Author(s):  
Arachu Castro ◽  
Rocío Sáenz ◽  
Ximena Avellaneda ◽  
Carlos Cáceres ◽  
Luiz Galvão ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Human Rights ◽  
Health Equity ◽  
Social Epidemiology ◽  
Population Movements ◽  
Health And Human Rights ◽  
Migrant Populations ◽  
Intervention Models ◽  
The Social ◽  
The Right ◽  
Street Dwellers

The Health Equity Network of the Americas (HENA) is a multidisciplinary network that promotes knowledge sharing and intersectoral action for equity in health and human rights in the Americas. The objectives of HENA are: 1) to share successful experiences in the development of interventions, considering the social determinants and determination of health, to achieve participatory and community-based health responses; 2) to analyze the health, social, political, environmental and economic impacts of the COVID-19 pandemic; 3) to identify the effects of pandemic care on populations most at risk because of their age and pre-existing health conditions; 4) examine the situation at borders and population movements in the spread of the pandemic and its effects on migrant populations; 5) propose strategies to ensure access to comprehensive care for pregnant women in order to reduce maternal and neonatal suffering, morbidity, and mortality; and 6) analyze violations of human rights and the right to health of historically marginalized populations, including street dwellers and other communities that depend on public spaces and the street for survival. The analytical and intervention models for health equity at HENA are based on various approaches, including social medicine, social epidemiology, medical anthropology, human ecology, and One Health.

scholarly journals NEPRUŽANJE ZDRAVSTVENE SKRBI KAO POVREDA ČLANKA 3. EUROPSKE KONVENCIJE S POSEBNIM OSVRTOM NA PRAKSU SUDA U PREDMETIMA IZVAN KONTEKSTA ZADRŽAVANJA

2021 ◽  
Vol 37 (2) ◽  
pp. 83-104
Author(s):  
Maša Marochini Zrinski ◽  
Karin Derenčin Vukušić
Keyword(s):  
Health Care ◽  
Human Rights ◽  
Right To Health ◽  
European Convention ◽  
Political Rights ◽  
Right To Health Care ◽  
European Court ◽  
The Social ◽  
The Right ◽  
Political Character

The European Convention on Human Rights, as a main Council of Europe instrument for the protection of civil and political rights, does not guarantee the right to health care. However, the European Court of Human Rights broadly interprets Convention rights, and within the context of Articles 2, 3 and 8 of the Convention it gave certain indications that it might start dealing with the issue of health care. Without going into details of all the mentioned articles, this paper will analyse cases where the Court dealt with the issue of violation of Article 3 due to non-provision of health care outside the context of detention. Namely, within the context of detention, there is a clear obligation for states to provide health care, and the Court often relies on the reports of the Committee for the Prevention of Torture and Inhuman or Degrading Treatment or Punishment. What we consider important to point out is the Court’s case-law on providing health care outside the context of detention, given the social character of the right to health care, which goes beyond the civil and political character of the Convention.

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