“Economic growth, attended by increased inequalities
or disparities and rising concentrations of wealth and
economic power, and without any improvement in indicators
of social development, education, health, gender balance and
environmental protection respecting the human rights standards
and, what is most important, if such growth is associated with
any violation of civil and political rights, it cannot fulfill the
human right to development.”
Ia kemudian menekankan pentingnya konsep kesetaraan/
pemerataan (equity) dan keadilan terkait hak atas pembangunan yang
mengarah pada kesejahteraan bagi seluruh warga masyarakat.
“The nature of this process of development is centered
around the concept of equity and justice, with the majority of
the population, who are currently poor and deprived, having
their living standards raised and capacity to improve their
position strengthened, leading to the improvement of the wellbeing of the entire population. The concept of well-being in
this context extends well beyond the conventional notions of
economic growth to include the expansion of opportunities
and capabilities to enjoy those opportunities, captured in the
indicators of social and human development, which in turn
expand their substantive freedoms.”
Singkat kata, dasar kebijakan alokasi investasi per koridor
menjadi tidak adil karena hanya daerah-daerah yang dekat dengan pusat
pertumbuhan yang mendapatkan prioritas pembangunan infrastruktur.
Kondisi ini tentu saja kembali akan menciptakan ketimpangan
sosial ekonomi baik antar individu maupun antar ruang. Hal ini jelas
bertentangan dengan semangat pembangunan berbasis HAM. Dalam
konteks HAM, pembangunan dimaknai sebagai proses yang harus dilihat
secara multidimensi dan komprehensif sebagaimana telah dinyatakan
dalam Pembukaan Deklarasi Hak atas Pembangunan.
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