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Published in: openGlobalRights-openpageNew strategies for tackling inequality with human rightsTo confront inequality, the Ford Foundation is harnessing the human rights framework to address political and...
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Published in: openGlobalRights-openpageTackling inequality: the potential of the Sustainable Development GoalsSustainable Development Goal 10 on reducing inequality will require profound changes to “business-as-usual” and...
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Published in: openGlobalRights-openpageTackling economic inequality with the right to non-discriminationInequality may be compatible with human rights, but not if it violates the right to non-discrimination. A...
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Published in: openGlobalRights-openpageInequality, business and human rights: the new frontier?Despite the growing urgency to address inequality, the business and human rights field has remained rather silent on...
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Published in: openGlobalRights-openpagePhantom rights: the systemic marginalization of economic and social rightsNeither the UN nor civil society is doing much about the deep resistance of many states to proper recognition of...
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Published in: openGlobalRights-openpageThe vicious spiral of economic inequality and financial crisesThere is compelling evidence that economic inequality is both a result of, and contributor to, economic crises. A...
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Published in: openGlobalRights-openpageWho will take the lead on economic inequality, and who should?Human rights lack the best language and tools to describe and solve inequality’s most pernicious impacts. A...
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Published in: openGlobalRights-openpageHow to get inequality on the global policy agendaThe Panama Papers give NGOs a prime opportunity to talk about inequality. But how they do it matters. A contribution...
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Published in: openGlobalRights-openpageEveryone does better when everyone does betterFor long-term social and economic stability, investments into increased economic equality are essential for...
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Published in: openGlobalRights-openpageTackling inequality as injustice: four challenges for the human rights agendaHuman rights can help confront economic inequality, but four conceptual, normative, strategic and methodological...
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Published in: openGlobalRights-openpageLutter contre les inégalités en tant qu’injustice : quatre défis pour les droits humainsLes droits humains peuvent aider à affronter les inégalités économiques, mais quatre défis conceptuels, normatifs,...
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Published in: openGlobalRights-openpageInequality is more than just a problem for developing countriesAdvanced economies are also experiencing persistent and increasing inequality, and its effect on human rights is...
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Published in: openGlobalRights-openpageInequality, human dignity and the power of unionsWhy does progress on equity and human rights depend more on workers’ organization than we usually think? A...
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Published in: openGlobalRights-openpageIt’s about values: human rights norms and tolerance for inequalityUsing principles of non-discrimination and status equality, human rights have the potential to fill the ethical void...
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Published in: openGlobalRights-openpageUne question de valeurs: les normes en matière de droits humains et la tolérance envers les inégalitésEn utilisant les principes de non-discrimination et d’égalité de statut, les droits humains ont le potentiel de...
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Published in: openGlobalRights-openpageAn uneven playing field: inequality, human rights and taxationThe Latin American experience shows that progressive tax systems are crucial to reducing inequality. A contribution...
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Published in: openGlobalRights-openpageHow inequality threatens all human rightsInequality is not only a threat to economic and social rights—it threatens the realization of all forms of rights...
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Published in: openGlobalRights-openpageComment les inégalités menacent l’ensemble des droits humainsLes inégalités menacent non seulement les droits économiques et sociaux mais également la réalisation des droits...
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Published in: openGlobalRights-openpageIntroducing the debate on economic inequality: can human rights make a difference?Introducing openGlobalRights’ latest debate exploring the intersection of economic inequality and human rights. Español
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Published in: openGlobalRights-openpageHuman rights and the age of inequalityThe human rights regime and movement are simply not equipped to challenge global inequalities. A contribution to the...
