The Unheard Truth

In our rapidly globalising age with economic growth occurring in almost every corner of the world, it is easy to forget that more than one billion people still live on less than one dollar a day. Poverty is the worst human rights crisis in the world today, denying millions of people their most basic rights. Enriched by compelling photographs from across the world, "The Unheard Truth" argues that poverty remains a global epidemic because we continue to define it as an economic problem whose only solution is foreign aid and investment. Irene Khan calls for a re-evaluation of this long-standing assumption to turn us towards confronting poverty as a human rights violation. Empowering the poor with basic rights of security is our only chance for eradicating poverty and giving freedom and dignity to those who have never experienced it.

ISBN 0393337006   Pages 256 ISBN13 9780393337006 (What's this?)   Volumes 1 Publisher WW Norton & Co   Weight (grammes) 680 Imprint WW Norton & Co   Published in New York Format Paperback   Height (mm) 231 Publication date 02 Oct 2009   Width (mm) 179 Library of Congress 2009004320   Spine width (mm) 18 DEWEY 323.32   Academic level Professional / Scholarly DEWEY edition DC22

		Foreword by Kofi Annan
1		The World's Worst Human Rights Crisis		1
2		Freedom and Its Critics - Why 'Voice' Matters		23
3		Freedom from Discrimination - Ending Exclusion		47
4		Living in Fear - Securing Rights		73
5		Poverty Trapped		101
6		Needless Deaths - The Right to Safe Motherhood		123
7		The Global Slum - Winning the Right to the City		147
8		Commodities Boom, Rights Bust		171
9		Claiming Rights - Legal Empowerment to End Poverty		201
10		From Acknowledgement to Action - A Campaign for the Rights of Poor People		223
		Endnotes		232
		Index		242

Kahn writes clearly and concisely, taking time to define what human rights are and why they matter and frequently illustrating her points with moving stories and vivid examples from around the world. She attempts to be impartial in her analysis and is critical not only of institutions like the World Bank but also of Amnesty International's own work in the past.... Well written and easily accessible, this is recommended for all human rights advocates, especially those interested in reducing poverty globally.

 Be the first to write a customer review