Impact of economic reforms and austerity measures on women’s human rights
14 September 2018 by Juan Pablo Bohoslavsky
The UN Independent Expert on Foreign Debt just released his latest report to the UN General Assembly on Gender and Austerity, to which CADTM has contributed. The report is part of his larger piece of work on developing guiding principles on human rights impact assessments of macroeconomic reform programmes. It makes a strong case for conducting gender impact assessments of economic policies.
is the coordinator of the postgraduate program on “Public policies and human rights in Covid-19 times,” Universidad Nacional de Río Negro, Argentina. Previously, he was the United Nations Independent Expert on Foreign Debt and Human Rights (June 2014–May 2020).
Other articles in English by Juan Pablo Bohoslavsky (17)
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“Austerity driven economic reforms affect women more than men”
14 September 2023, by Balasingham Skanthakumar , Juan Pablo Bohoslavsky , Lakmali Hemachandra
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[Video] What solutions for the countries of the South crushed by the burden of the debt ?
20 September 2021, by Iolanda Fresnillo , Omar Aziki , Ndongo Samba Sylla , Juan Pablo Bohoslavsky , Anaïs Carton
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Complicity of International Financial Institutions in Violation of Human Rights in the Context of Economic Reforms
30 November 2020, by Juan Pablo Bohoslavsky
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Message from Juan Pablo Bohoslavski, the UN expert on Debt and Human Rights, to the 8th CADTM South Asia meeting in Colombo
19 February 2020, by Juan Pablo Bohoslavsky
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The accomplices to austerity are also responsible for human rights violations
21 November 2019, by Juan Pablo Bohoslavsky
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Financial institutions complicit in impact of austerity measures on human rights, says UN expert
10 September 2019, by Juan Pablo Bohoslavsky
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Mozambique: impact of Cyclone Idai boosts case for non-repayment of secret loans, says UN rights expert
4 April 2019, by Juan Pablo Bohoslavsky
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Open letter to the International Monetary Fund on social protection
9 January 2018, by Juan Pablo Bohoslavsky
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Puerto Rico’s debt crisis: UN expert warns human rights cannot be side-lined
10 January 2017, by Juan Pablo Bohoslavsky
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Bahamas leaks: What else do we need to know to take action? UN rights experts ask
10 October 2016, by Juan Pablo Bohoslavsky
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Jackson Hole celebrates itself
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