Human rights based approach to recovery from the global economic and financial crises, with a focus on those living in poverty 2011, para. 22
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Expenditure and entitlements must benefit all social groups equally, and exclusions from public funds based on, for example, citizenship or employment status, may violate the requirement for non-discrimination. These principles also require States to identify vulnerable and disadvantaged groups in society and to protect them as a matter of priority. States have an obligation to take special and positive measures to diminish or eliminate conditions that cause or help to perpetrate discrimination.
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Special Rapporteur on extreme poverty and human rights