May 28, 2010 | Commentary
  • Type of publication: Commentary
  • Research or In The Media: Commentary
  • Research Area: Economic & Human Rights
  • Publication Date: 2010-05-28
  • Authors:
    • Add Authors: James Heintz
    • Add Authors: Radhika Balakrishnan
  • Show in Front Page Modules: Yes
  • Publisher: The Huffington Post

In this article in the Huffington Post, James Heintz and Radhika Balakrishnan write, "What does the financial crisis have to do with human rights? When we hear the words 'human rights," we may think about Darfur, stifled dissent in Burma, or the killings of protestors in Guinea, yet, here the biggest economic meltdown in the US since the Great Depression continues to erode fundamental human rights.'"

Read the article in the Huffington Post here

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