It is quite intriguing that poverty–which, as the cause of disease, premature death,
internecine warfare, domestic violence, all manner of social discord and abuse of human …

Although the relationship between poverty and human rights is only recently beginning to be
examined it has always been dynamically intertwined. Poverty is a relative concept but its …

Poverty is not new. It is not a recent affliction of humankind. It has always been with us. In
that regard, I have argued elsewhere that of all the social phenomena that have a significant …

There exist numerous definitions of poverty. Traditionally, poverty has been associated with
a lack of resources. 1 The more recent concept of social exclusion 2 is now no longer seen …

The striking feature of our civilisation, as it globalises around the aspiration to
unprecedented prosperity, is the persistence and even increase of poverty, which affects half …

At a very basic level,'post-Apartheid'spells the acknowledgement of the human rights of the
majority of South Africans who were denied such rights for almost four centuries. However …

The concepts of poverty and development as well as their relationship with human rights
have undergone fundamental changes during the last thirty years.'Up until the 1970s …

Poverty remains one of the greatest challenges facing humanity in this century. Despite the
fact that the world is blessed with natural and human resources, a significant number of …

1.1 Background Poverty is a key challenge facing the whole world, but its effects are acutely
experienced in developing countries. The Eastern Africa region continues to grapple with …

One might easily imagine that in most people's minds, poverty would generally be
associated with human rights. Indeed, it has certainly been part of the rhetoric of human …