It is a well-known fact: Many people live in abject socio-economic misery, exploited, slaving in horrible working conditions, without enough food, housing, health care and education. In this globalised world they are very near to us.

IHEU vice president Rob Buitenweg has published "Human Rights, Human Plights in a Global Village".

Rob Buitenweg

There is a crisis in human rights.

At first sight this would seem to be an unsustainable statement.