TY - BOOK ED - International Commission of Jurists Consumers' Association of Penang TI - Rural development and human rights in South East Asia: report of a seminar in Penang, December 1981 SN - 9789290370178 U1 - 361.20959 PY - 1982/// CY - Geneva PB - International Commission of Jurists KW - Agriculture and state -- Southeast Asia -- Congresses KW - Civil rights -- Southeast Asia -- Congresses KW - Rural development -- Southeast Asia -- Congresses N2 - The relationship between human rights and development has been. Gaining increasing recognition in recent years. Development. Policies are seen as too important to be left to the economists. A wider concept of development is required, embracing all aspects. Of life and commensurate with human dignity. Ignoring this. Principle many programmes have resulted in mal-development, with. Heavy consequences for the human rights of the disadvantaged. Sectors of society, particularly the rural poor. So therefore. The topics of this seminar have been agricultural and economic. Policies, land reforms, the role and status of women. Participation in decisionmaking, social and legal services, and. Natural resources and environmental questions ER -