[EQ] Human Rights and Development

Human Rights and Development
Development OUTREACH is a flagship magazine in the field of global knowledge
for development
October 2006

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Human Rights and Development
-Guest Editorial Joseph K. Ingram and David Freestone
The editorial highlights the current discussion on how human rights impact
economic, social and human development.

Using Human Rights to Reduce Poverty Louise Arbour
Human rights serve as instruments for achieving poverty reduction through
social mobilization, judicial review, and political action.

A Rights-Based Approach to Removing Poverty Arjun Sengupta
Points to the value added of placing human rights within the frame of the
development discourse.

Misconceptions About the Right to Development Stephen P. Marks
Once misconceptions on human rights are dispelled, the right to development
may be distilled into five principles: equity, participation,
non-discrimination, transparency, and accountability.

Pro-Human Rights Growth Policies Jean-Pierre Chauffour
Discusses two different definitions of pro-human rights growth policies and
concludes that, far from being inconsistent, there is potentially strong
congruence between these two approaches.

Human Rights, Governance and Development Daniel Kaufmann
Shows that, according to the results of empirical analysis, political and
civil rights continue to be violated in many settings. This has a negative
effect on socio-economic and development rights.

Using All the Tools at Our Disposal: Poverty Reduction and the Right to the
Highest Attainable Standard of Health
Paul Hunt - Focuses on the right to health, which is closely related to the
enjoyment of other human rights such as the right to food, housing,
education, participation, and access to information.

Structural Adjustment to Human Rights Bernards A. N. Mudho
Mainstreaming human rights within the process of development requires
cooperation between development practitioners and the human rights
community, and accountability of all states and international institutions.

The Significance of the UN Task Force on the Right to Development Margot E.
Salomon
An overview of the work of the UN Task Force and its recommendations for
furthering the right to development.

The Legal Aspects of the World Banks Work on Human Rights Roberto Daqino
Argues that human rights are becoming an integral and legitimate part of the
World Banks work, and draws on the legal aspects of the Articles of
Agreement to support this argument.

Operationalizing Human Rights: The Challenge for Development Organizations
Kenneth Roth
Highlights some positive initiatives by the World Bank to integrate human
rights, and also points to what remains to be done.

The Way Forward: Human Rights and the World Bank Ana Palacio

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