The Unheard Truth: Poverty and Human Rights
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The Unheard Truth: Poverty and Human Rights is a non-fiction book by human rights advocate Irene Khan that argues poverty is a fundamental human rights issue and calls for rights-based approaches to ending it.
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book
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non-fiction book → |
| advocates |
rights-based approaches to ending poverty
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| arguesThat |
poverty is a fundamental human rights issue
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| author |
Irene Khan
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| countryOfOrigin |
United Kingdom
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| criticizes |
purely economic approaches to poverty reduction
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| describes |
experiences of people living in poverty
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| emphasizes |
non-discrimination and equality
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participation of poor people in decision-making → state obligations under human rights law → |
| focusesOn |
accountability of states for poverty
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discrimination and exclusion → role of international institutions in poverty → structural causes of poverty → |
| genre |
non-fiction
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| hasAuthorRole |
Irene Khan as human rights advocate
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| hasForm |
e-book
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print book → |
| hasPerspective |
human rights-based approach to development
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| hasSubjectHeading |
human rights—economic aspects
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poverty—moral and ethical aspects → social policy and poverty → |
| hasTheme |
empowerment of marginalized communities
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global inequality → intersection of law and development → responsibility of governments and corporations → |
| intendedAudience |
development practitioners
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general public → human rights advocates → policy makers → |
| language |
English
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| linkedTo |
Millennium Development Goals
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United Nations human rights framework → |
| mainSubject |
human rights
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poverty → social justice → |
| notableFor |
framing poverty as a human rights violation
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| publicationYear |
2009
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| publisher |
W. W. Norton & Company
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Zed Books → |
| relatedWork |
International Covenant on Economic, Social and Cultural Rights
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Universal Declaration of Human Rights → |
| timePeriodDiscussed |
early 21st century
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late 20th century → |
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Irene Khan
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Irene Khan
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