Article 3 The States Parties to the present Covenant undertake to ensure the equal right of men and women to the enjoyment of all economic, social and cultural rights set forth in the present ...

This brief is based on an extensive analysis of how human rights treaty bodies have engaged with individual states’ ...

The time has come to ensure that people denied in their economic, social and cultural rights, in particular those living in poverty, are able to access justice. The NGO Coalition for an Optional ...

The NGO Coalition for the OptionalProtocol to the International Covenant on Economic, Social and Cultural Rights is made up of more than 300 civil society groups globally. It has been campaigning for ...

Over the past five decades, 161 countries have ratified the UN-backed treaty called the International Covenant on Economic, Social and Cultural Rights. As a result, some regional bodies and ...

The EU is obliged to respect, protect and fulfil the human rights enshrined in the International Covenant on Economic, Social and Cultural Rights (ICESCR). This follows from constitutional traditions ...

The Issue. The U.S. government has long had an ambivalent approach toward economic, social, and cultural rights (ESCR). The United States played a central role in articulating these rights and ...

Human Rights Watch's submission in advance of the 77th session of the Committee on Economic, Social and Cultural Rights regarding Kenya’s compliance with the International Covenant on Economic ...

In an early draft, economic, social, and cultural rights came after political ... The International Covenant on Economic, Social and Cultural Rights was also adopted in 1966 and entered into force ...

Staff Rule 11.2(b) provides that a staff member wishing to formally contest an administrative decision taken pursuant to advice obtained from technical bodies, as determined by theSecretary ...

We write in advance of the 77th session of the Committee on Economic, Social and Cultural Rights regarding Kenya's compliance with the International Covenant on Economic, Social and Cultural ...