At the heart of Philip Alston’s special mission will be one question: can Americans enjoy fundamental human rights if they’re unable to meet basic living standards?
Source/Credit: The Guardian
By Ed Pilkington | December 1, 2017
The UN special rapporteur on extreme poverty and human rights, Philip Alston, is a feisty Australian and New York University law professor
The United Nations monitor on extreme poverty and human rights has embarked on a coast-to-coast tour of the US to hold the world’s richest nation – and its president – to account for the hardships endured by America’s most vulnerable citizens.
The tour, which kicked off on Friday morning, will make stops in four states as well as Washington DC and the US territory of Puerto Rico. It will focus on several of the social and economic barriers that render the American dream merely a pipe dream to millions – from homelessness in California to racial discrimination in the Deep South, cumulative neglect in Puerto Rico and the decline of industrial jobs in West Virginia.
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> Read more
0 Response to "Why the UN is investigating extreme poverty … in America, the world's richest nation"
Post a Comment