The Unheard Truth: Poverty and Human Rights
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The Unheard Truth: Poverty and Human Rights is a non-fiction book by human rights advocate Irene Khan that argues poverty is a fundamental human rights issue and calls for rights-based approaches to ending it.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
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| The Unheard Truth: Poverty and Human Rights canonical | 2 |
How this entity was disambiguated
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NED1
Entity disambiguation (via context triple)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: The Unheard Truth: Poverty and Human Rights Context triple: [Irene Khan, notableWork, The Unheard Truth: Poverty and Human Rights]
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A.
An Inquiry into Well-Being and Destitution
An Inquiry into Well-Being and Destitution is an influential economic and philosophical treatise that rigorously examines the concepts of welfare, poverty, and inequality within a comprehensive theoretical framework.
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B.
The Fears of the Rich, the Needs of the Poor
The Fears of the Rich, the Needs of the Poor is a book by epidemiologist and public health leader William H. Foege that reflects on global health inequities and the moral imperative to address them.
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C.
Poverty and Famines
Poverty and Famines is a seminal book by economist Amartya Sen that revolutionized the understanding of famine by arguing that they result more from failures of access and entitlement than from food shortages alone.
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D.
Optional Protocol to the International Covenant on Economic, Social and Cultural Rights
The Optional Protocol to the International Covenant on Economic, Social and Cultural Rights is a human rights treaty that establishes complaint and inquiry mechanisms allowing individuals and groups to seek international review of alleged violations of their economic, social, and cultural rights.
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E.
Development as Freedom
Development as Freedom is a seminal book by economist Amartya Sen that argues true development should be understood as the expansion of people's substantive freedoms and capabilities rather than merely economic growth.
- F. None of above. chosen
- G. Unsure - the case is ambiguous/there is not enough information to decide.
NED2
Entity disambiguation (via description)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: The Unheard Truth: Poverty and Human Rights Target entity description: The Unheard Truth: Poverty and Human Rights is a non-fiction book by human rights advocate Irene Khan that argues poverty is a fundamental human rights issue and calls for rights-based approaches to ending it.
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A.
An Inquiry into Well-Being and Destitution
An Inquiry into Well-Being and Destitution is an influential economic and philosophical treatise that rigorously examines the concepts of welfare, poverty, and inequality within a comprehensive theoretical framework.
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B.
The Fears of the Rich, the Needs of the Poor
The Fears of the Rich, the Needs of the Poor is a book by epidemiologist and public health leader William H. Foege that reflects on global health inequities and the moral imperative to address them.
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C.
Poverty and Famines
Poverty and Famines is a seminal book by economist Amartya Sen that revolutionized the understanding of famine by arguing that they result more from failures of access and entitlement than from food shortages alone.
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D.
Optional Protocol to the International Covenant on Economic, Social and Cultural Rights
The Optional Protocol to the International Covenant on Economic, Social and Cultural Rights is a human rights treaty that establishes complaint and inquiry mechanisms allowing individuals and groups to seek international review of alleged violations of their economic, social, and cultural rights.
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E.
Development as Freedom
Development as Freedom is a seminal book by economist Amartya Sen that argues true development should be understood as the expansion of people's substantive freedoms and capabilities rather than merely economic growth.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (45)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
book
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non-fiction book ⓘ |
| advocates | rights-based approaches to ending poverty ⓘ |
| arguesThat | poverty is a fundamental human rights issue ⓘ |
| author | Irene Khan ⓘ |
| countryOfOrigin | United Kingdom ⓘ |
| criticizes | purely economic approaches to poverty reduction ⓘ |
| describes | experiences of people living in poverty ⓘ |
| emphasizes |
non-discrimination and equality
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participation of poor people in decision-making ⓘ state obligations under human rights law ⓘ |
| focusesOn |
accountability of states for poverty
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discrimination and exclusion ⓘ role of international institutions in poverty ⓘ structural causes of poverty ⓘ |
| genre | non-fiction ⓘ |
| hasAuthorRole | Irene Khan as human rights advocate ⓘ |
| hasForm |
e-book
ⓘ
print book ⓘ |
| hasPerspective | human rights-based approach to development ⓘ |
| hasSubjectHeading |
human rights—economic aspects
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poverty—moral and ethical aspects ⓘ social policy and poverty ⓘ |
| hasTheme |
empowerment of marginalized communities
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global inequality ⓘ intersection of law and development ⓘ responsibility of governments and corporations ⓘ |
| intendedAudience |
development practitioners
ⓘ
general public ⓘ human rights advocates ⓘ policy makers ⓘ |
| language | English ⓘ |
| linkedTo |
Millennium Development Goals
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United Nations human rights framework ⓘ
linked to:
United Nations human rights system
|
| mainSubject |
human rights
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poverty ⓘ social justice ⓘ |
| notableFor | framing poverty as a human rights violation ⓘ |
| publicationYear | 2009 ⓘ |
| publisher |
W. W. Norton & Company
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Zed Books ⓘ |
| relatedWork |
International Covenant on Economic, Social and Cultural Rights
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Universal Declaration of Human Rights ⓘ |
| timePeriodDiscussed |
early 21st century
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late 20th century ⓘ |
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Subject: The Unheard Truth: Poverty and Human Rights Description of subject: The Unheard Truth: Poverty and Human Rights is a non-fiction book by human rights advocate Irene Khan that argues poverty is a fundamental human rights issue and calls for rights-based approaches to ending it.
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