Human Rights Human Wrongs

With complex legal protections and varying societal norms, how do we ensure rights for all?

These videos are from the SDG Academy online course Human Rights, Human Wrongs: Challenging Poverty, Vulnerability and Social Exclusion, first launched in 2016 and taught by Prof. Joshua Castellino, Executive Director of Minorities Rights Group International, and Prof. Sarah Bradshaw, Head of the Middlesex University School of Law.

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"Do No Harm": The Rise of New…

"Do No Harm": The Rise of New Humanitarianism

From SDG Academy on 7 August, 2019

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How we understand humanitarianism has been changing. People have been reconsidering whether we should be more selective in terms of who we give aid to after the Rwandan…
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Collective vs. Individual Rights

Collective vs. Individual Rights

From SDG Academy on 7 August, 2019

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International human rights law focuses on the rights of individuals, and emphasis is on the protection of the individuals inherent dignity and worth. Collective…
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Equality of Opportunity

Equality of Opportunity

From SDG Academy on 7 August, 2019

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Non-discrimination is an interesting concept in law; Joshua Castellino argues that in society, some discrimination is perfectly justifiable. Unjustifiable discrimination…
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Conceptualizations of Violence and Legal…

Conceptualizations of Violence and Legal Frameworks

From SDG Academy on 7 August, 2019

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1 in 3 women will suffer from or feel threatened by violence, including sexual violence and the fear of violence. This is not confined to a particular region or culture.…
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The Gendered Experience of Poverty

The Gendered Experience of Poverty

From SDG Academy on 7 August, 2019

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There is a gendered experience of poverty: women and men experience poverty differently, and women may experience poverty differently from one another. In the case of…
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Root Causes and Lived Realities: Violence Against…

Root Causes and Lived Realities: Violence Against Women and Girls

From SDG Academy on 7 August, 2019

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Violence against women can be seen on three levels: the international, national, and intimate levels. We can look at psychological as well as patriarchal factors, and…
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Attacking Gender Inequality within Development

Attacking Gender Inequality within Development

From SDG Academy on 7 August, 2019

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Gender wasn’t on the development agenda until the 1970s. At that time, it was recognized that development could harm women as modernization brings increased…
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If Rights are for All, Why Special Rights for…

If Rights are for All, Why Special Rights for Some?

From SDG Academy on 7 August, 2019

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International law protects the few from the tyranny of the majority because marginalized groups are further away from sites of power. While by law we are all equal, in…
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The Gender Agenda in the UN Human Rights Framework

The Gender Agenda in the UN Human Rights Framework

From SDG Academy on 7 August, 2019

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The terms “sexual” and “sexual abuse” were avoided at the inter-governmental level until 1999 with the Convention of the Rights of the Child and…
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Roots of Gender Inequality

Roots of Gender Inequality

From SDG Academy on 7 August, 2019

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Gender inequality has its roots in differences between men and women in society. These result from social constructions of relations, which in turn stem from sexual…
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What Are Human Rights and Why Do We Need Them?

What Are Human Rights and Why Do We Need Them?

From SDG Academy on 7 August, 2019

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Joshua Castellino addresses why the world needs human rights. He questions how the order that is created by governmental and social systems pays attention to justice. He…
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Intellectual Property Rights

Intellectual Property Rights

From SDG Academy on 7 August, 2019

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Intellectual property rights guarantee that the individual who spends time constructing something new in the context of human experience can continuously claim credit in…
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Tools to Overcome Structural Inequalities

Tools to Overcome Structural Inequalities

From SDG Academy on 7 August, 2019

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Over time, many societies have come to the conclusion that mutually beneficial relationships can be forged with minorities using the ideas of reservations and…
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Global Snapshots of Social Exclusion by Continent

Global Snapshots of Social Exclusion by Continent

From SDG Academy on 7 August, 2019

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This chapter addresses the experiences of indigenous peoples beyond the European and North American experiences, such as the San in Botswana whose lands have been taken…
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Convention on the Elimination of All Forms of…

Convention on the Elimination of All Forms of Discrimination Against Women (CEDAW)

From SDG Academy on 7 August, 2019

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The Convention of the Elimination of All Forms of Discrimination Against Women is seen as the International Bill of Women’s Rights with rights that extend to the…
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What are the Key Issues Facing Minorities and…

What are the Key Issues Facing Minorities and Indigenous Peoples?

From SDG Academy on 7 August, 2019

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This chapter begins with a case study of the Nukak Indians in Colombia, who are on the brink of total extinction. The land rights questions lies at the very heart of the…

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