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The recognition that the persistence of poverty is closely linked to the denial of human rights has propelled rights-based approaches into the policy and practice of many development NGOs, UN bodies and aid agencies. This book presents the practical experiences of development practitioners who have tried to apply a rights-based approach in their work. Its aim is to increase understanding of the approach by drawing on bottom-up insights, and to identify what difference a rights-based approach makes in practice. What is the 'value added' of a rights-based approach? What difficulties and tensions arise? The case-studies span development, humanitarian relief and conflict resolution. The book concludes that there is potential not only for human rights to reinvent development, but for development to reinvent human rights.

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  • ISBN-13: 9781842776490
  • ISBN-10: 1842776495
  • Publisher: Bloomsbury Publishing PLC
  • Publish Date: October 2005
  • Dimensions: 8.4 x 5.5 x 0.8 inches
  • Shipping Weight: 1 pounds
  • Page Count: 320

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