Extreme inequality as the antithesis of human rights
Extreme inequality directly undermines human rights, and is a cause for shame for the human rights communityRead the full article
Philip Alston is an international law scholar and human rights practitioner. He is the John Norton Pomeroy Professor of Law at New York University School of Law, co-Chair of the law school’s Centre for Human Rights and Global Justice, and the United Nations Special Rapporteur on extreme poverty and human rights.