Recursos DESC
The Commission on Human Rights has established certain mechanisms to address thematic and country-specific human rights issues. One of these special procedures is the appointment of special rapporteurs or independent experts, whose mandate is to "examine, monitor, advise, and publicly report on...
Publicado: 27 Sep 2006 - 14:55
ESCR are found throughout the body of international human rights law. Apart from the International Covenant on Economic, Social and Cultural Rights, there are two major conventions which are important for the protection of ESCR: the Convention on the Elimination of All Forms of Discrimination...
Publicado: 27 Sep 2006 - 14:49
State parties to the ICESCR may and are expected to use domestic legislation to promote and protect economic, social and cultural rights. A well-developed national legal framework is a key component in ensuring enjoyment of ESCR within a country. Legislative measures which respect the international...
Publicado: 27 Sep 2006 - 14:41
This section of our website includes information on current efforts to promote the drafting of an Optional Protocol to the International Covenant on Economic, Social and Cultural Rights (OP-ICESCR). It aims to provide information to NGOs working at the national level who wish to contribute to the...
Publicado: 27 Sep 2006 - 11:34
Indigenous peoples continue to challenge multiple violations of economic, social and cultural rights. In addition to facing higher rates of poverty, disease, and illiteracy, indigenous people also frequently suffer violations of their cultural rights, especially in regards to language, religion...
Publicado: 26 Sep 2006 - 17:38
The obligations of the state in ensuring enjoyment of ESCR go beyond providing a just bare minimum of resources for people's access to basic goods and services for survival. The ICESCR demands that states devote as much resources they can towards fulfilling ESCR. This obligation places a priority...
Publicado: 25 Sep 2006 - 19:05
A key principle of human rights is that they must be applied equally to all people, without discrimination of any kind as to race, colour, sex, language, religion, political or other opinion, national or social origin, property, birth or other status.' As rights, ESCR are the entitlement of every...
Publicado: 25 Sep 2006 - 17:13
Under international human rights law, the state not only has the obligation to avoid, prevent and remedy human rights abuses, it must also do its utmost to advance awareness and acceptance of human rights. Human rights education is an integral part of the duties of human rights themselves. States...
Publicado: 8 Sep 2006 - 17:18
“…the essential first step towards promoting the realization of economic, social and cultural rights is diagnosis and knowledge of the existing situation.”- CESCR General Comment 2, Paragraph 3. 24 February 1989. To fulfill their ESCR obligations, states must monitor the extent to which economic,...
Publicado: 8 Sep 2006 - 17:10