GOOD GOVERNANCE AND HUMAN RIGHTS, A WRITEUP Good morning, everyone. Today’s presentation is about good governance — and why promoting and respecting human rights is at the heart of it. The group that I mentored looked into how human rights strengthen societies. We also conducted a small survey among you to see how well fundamental rights are being practiced. Unfortunately, the results weren’t very encouraging. But honestly, they reflect the kind of civic culture we’ve built over the years. Human rights are meant for humans — not for a population that ranks 164th out of 193 countries on the Human Development Index . In our system, human rights seem to belong only to a privileged few — those who fit a certain mold s...
