Development, environment, human rights: An Interview with Kawamura Akio (Summary)

Kawamura Akio is an assistant professor at Kobe College with a specialization in international relations. At the same time, he is also actively involved at NGOs in the areas of development, the environment, and human rights. Above all, he lectures a great deal on the topic of the "rights-based approach". At an extremely busy time, just before a planned trip to Thailand in the fall, he took the time to talk with me about the rights-based approach, human rights, and other topics.

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