Michael Phoenix – Human rights investigator, currently Head of Research and Campaigns for the UN Special Rapporteur on the situation of human rights defenders
People taking action to give human rights as they are proclaimed in law tangible meaning in the everyday lives of people, including the right to food, have for decades faced retaliation for their activism. This year marks the 25th anniversary of the UN Declaration designed to empower and protect them, yet the attacks continue. Their struggle tells us something about the contest over the force of human rights.
