Is poverty a human rights violation?

Via Andrew Sullivan, NYU’s William Easterly takes on Amnesty International for including poverty as a human right in its latest annual report.  CATO’s Will Wilkinson offers a (somewhat unexpected) response.  For a more philosophical take, see Thomas Pogge’s landmark book World Poverty and Human Rights.

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June 23, 2009 · Filed Under Human rights, International Relations, Marc

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