
Philip Alston
@philipgalston
Professor @NYULaw and Faculty Director @HumanRightsNYU.
Former UN Special Rapporteur on extreme poverty (2014-2020) and extrajudicial executions (2004-2010).
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A huge loss. Martin Ravallion was exceptional in many ways, including his willingness to engage seriously with those of who understand poverty as a human rights issue. Our work was better because of it. Condolences to his family & community.

As #Davos opens, critical new Oxfam International inequality report exposes the injustice baked into our legal & economic world order. For the 1st time in 25 years, extreme wealth and extreme poverty have increased simultaneously. Critical thread on the findings & why we must #TaxtheRich 👇


🚨🚨Next week the NYU Center for Human Rights & Global Justice Human Rights & Privatization Project will be releasing its latest newsletter, introducing our brand new Director Katarina Sydow 🎉🌏 Subscribe today ➡️: eepurl.com/g1wURf!


🧵Re the appointment of former Mastercard CEO Ajay Banga to lead the World Bank. One topic that should be getting more attention is how this could turbocharge the use of public $$$ to "de-risk" the private sector & undertake #PPPs—despite a troubling track record. 1/6



New Oxfam International investigation exposes billions of $$ in #development funds being pumped into for-profit hospitals doing more harm than good: oxf.am/health. As big corporations and rich investors benefit, patients are left without #healthcare or bankrupted.🧵


Friends Just Fair - justfairuk.bsky.social are looking for help setting up a lived experience advisory board. Please share with people who might have the right skill set and motivation to develop & embed this important work within a leading UK social and economic rights NGO. justfair.org.uk/about-us/vacan…


