In Module 2, when examining economic and social rights, you were introduced to the concept of “indivisibility” – the idea that different categories of human rights are interconnected, so that fulfilling a right to adequate housing or education is dependent on respecting rights to free expression and public participation, and vice versa. This is a particularly important concept in furthering our understanding of a human rights based approach to the problem of extreme poverty.
Video: ‘Indivisibility’ – debating the prioritization of human rights
Watch again the video lecture from Module 3 – "Indivisibility – debating the prioritization of rights"