ABSTRACT
This chapter discusses some opportunities for the human rights paradigm for cross-disciplinary collaborations between demographers and sociologists interested in population studies and human rights. It highlights that studies in population have greatly contributed to securing and extending human rights. The data offered by the United Nations Population Division presents information that governments can use to explore demographic trends in other countries. Population research has been crucial in the advancement of human rights by providing much needed information to support the development of policy that addresses the needs of those whose rights are being denied or postponed. Sociology can greatly contribute to addressing the fissures of current social arrangements and can help reduce the pressures that human activities place on the environment. Population studies and sociology can greatly contribute to understanding how the current world order affects the capacity of different groups and societies to secure the human rights of their members.
