The Rights-based approach (RBA)

Implications for Sudanese Internally Displaced Persons

Abstract

The Rights-Based Approach (RBA) to development emerged only in the last two decades. Despite some criticism, the literature has acknowledged the importance of this approach in development. Yet, minimal attention has been given to exploring its application in a current-day situation where human rights have been violated regularly. This study will aim to counterbalance this trend in the literature by exploring the value of applying RBA with refugees and internally displaced persons in the Sudan. This paper concludes that the accountability RBA demands from state actors as well as its focus on all vulnerable individuals may ultimately make it more beneficial for refugees and IDPs, than other approaches.