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International's Demand Dignity campaign

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International's Demand Dignity campaign "Whats that?? Explanation follows. So firstly and very simply the Demand Dignity campaign believes that Human Rights = Less Poverty. Within the Demand Dignity Campaign we are focusing on largely 3 areas: 1. Slums Right to adequate housing High levels of insecurity Lack of access to basic services Forced evictions without warning 2. Maternal Mortality The right to safe motherhood Equal access of women to emergency obstetric services Accurate data: make the problem visible Accountability: political, legal, practical, local Participative rights: responding to the voices of poor women 3. Corporate Accountability Global rules on corporate responsibility for human rights: duties beyond borders Robust human rights safeguards and transparency measures by extractive industry companies in their operations. Participative rights, listening to local communities This is a campaign where we aim to change the debate on poverty. And we want your vo