In the first article, we traced the origins of HRBA. In the second, we explored its conceptual foundations. In the third, we unpacked the PANEL principles. In the fourth, we examined the weaknesses and critiques. In the fifth, we looked at HRBA in practice within natural resource governance. Now, in the sixth and final article […]
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The first article in the series traced the origins of HRBA. The second article explored its conceptual foundations while the third article unpacked the PANEL principles. The fourth article examined the weaknesses and critiques of HRBA. Now, in this article, the fifth turns to practice — how HRBA can be applied to a field like […]
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In the first article, we traced the origins of Human Rights-Based Approaches (HRBA) in the 1990s. In the second article, we explored its conceptual foundations. The third article unpacked the PANEL principles that make HRBA actionable. Now, in the fourth article, we turn to the weaknesses and critiques of HRBA that must be addressed to […]
In the first article of the series, we traced the origins of HRBA from the 1990s debates on integrating rights into development practice. In the second article, we unpacked its conceptual foundations, showing how HRBA is distinctive because it mainstreams rights into interventions. Building on this, let’s now explore the principles that anchor HRBA and […]
In the previous article, we traced the evolution of the human rights–based approach (HRBA). In this piece, we examine why the approach is distinctive. The reason is pretty straightforward: it reframes development work from a focus on needs to a focus on rights. It is not about charity or benevolence but rather about entitlements, accountability, […]
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Introduction For a long time, development practice had centered on addressing the immediate and visible needs of communities, such as food, shelter, and health services, through sectoral projects and service delivery. While this approach helped alleviate the symptoms of poverty, it often positioned people as passive recipients rather than active agents of change, and in […]
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