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The Universal Declaration of Human Rights at 70
N. Jayaram - 08 December 2018
Heed Monday’s anniversary, for talk of rights is increasingly becoming hazardous to health in vast parts of the globe
In mid-November, a spectacle little noticed by much of world media unfolded in one of the most affluent countries and one which, not only in jest, claims to have “invented human rights”.
Professor Philip Alston, United Nations Special Rapporteur on extreme poverty and human rights gave a public dressing down to Britain. Its authorities were ignoring the impact of “austerity policies” on the poor, he said, noting: “Changes to taxes and benefits have taken the highest toll on those least able to bear it.”... See more
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