African Debt Crisis: A Human Rights Perspective

‘African Debt Crisis: A Human Rights Perspective’ explores how globalisation is challenging activist groups that use a human rights framework that has traditionally been used to hold national governments accountable for human rights violations. In the face of globalisation, people's rights are increasingly threatened by problems that are often beyond the control of national governments, how are activities facing this challenge? How are they International Financial Institutions and donors accountable? Are activists still using human rights framework to address these challenges?

Produced by the African Forum and Network on Debt and Development, the article notes that in the absence of any positive movement towards unconditional debt cancellation, Africa continues to be burdened with an unmanageable debt overhang which is hampering the continent's economic growth. The biggest challenge facing Africa today continues to be one of how to increase and widen economic growth and pace of development in order to improve the standard of living for the majority of its people.

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