Check out this great new video from Irene Khan,  Amnesty International’s Secretary General.

Marceloiniarra.com is currently working on the Demand Dignity campaign with Amnesty International, and Khan’s book “The Unheard Truth, Poverty and Human Rights in New York, discusses many of the issues being tackled by the campaign.

In her book, Khan argues that eradicating poverty requires respect of economic, social and cultural rights. These include health care, education and housing, as well as civil and political rights.

“There can be no sequenced or partial approach to human rights if we want to solve poverty. Demanding participation rights is as important as directing resources to meet basic needs for food, health and shelter. Protecting people against violence is as crucial as ending discrimination. Reducing maternal mortality calls for better health care but also for the improvement of the status of women.”

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