The Sri Lankan Conflict
Introduction The conflict between the Sri Lankan government and the Liberation Tigers of Tamil Eelam (LTTE) has lasted nearly three decades and is one of the longest-running civil wars in Asia. More…
The Right to Food
New Global Society Report launched on the eve of the World Food Day 2018 Rome, 12 October 2018 – The right to food is a fundamental pillar to the right to…
right to food
America needs a comprehensive national strategy to end hunger, a strategy based on the fundamental human right to food. In 1941, President Franklin Roosevelt proclaimed in his State of the…
UN Special Rapporteur on the Right to Food
The post of the UN Special Rapporteur on the right to food was created in 2000 (UN Commission on Human Rights resolution 2000/10). The mandate was subsequently modified by a 2007…
Special rapporteur on the right to food
The Special Rapporteur is an independent expert appointed by the Human Rights Council to examine and report back on a country situation or a specific human rights theme. This position…
MISCONCEPTION ABOUT THE RIGHT TO FOOD: THE CONCEPT OF A RIGHT TO FOOD IS TOO THEORETICAL–IT IS FOOD, NOT THE RIGHT TO FOOD, THAT IS NEEDED
Let’s be pragmatic. Real people need access to food under conditions that enable them to retain their human dignity. One’s access to food affects one’s entire fabric of life. Access…
SPECIAL REPORT: THE RIGHT TO FOOD IS A BASIC HUMAN RIGHT
This is a special Hunger Notes report on the right to food. Why shouldn’t people have enough food, earned in the usual case by working, to keep themselves alive and…
Right to Food : Policy Support and Governance
Right to Food Enough food is produced to feed everyone – however over 690 million people are currently suffering from chronic hunger. Every woman, man and child has the right…
Right to Food Globally
The orders issued by the court clearly established that the court understands the right to life, affirmed in article 21 of Indian constitution, as implying the right to food. While…
Right to Life also includes pure Foods: Supreme Court
The right to life and human dignity also encompasses the right to have food articles and beverages which are free from harmful residues such as pesticides and insecticides, the Supreme…