Work of the mandate and priorities of the SR 2015, para. 101
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- Protection from all forms of violence is considered by the Special Rapporteur as a cross-cutting issue present in all key elements of the realization of the right to health. As the United Nations High Commissioner for Human Rights has recently underlined, violence and human rights violations are often rooted in the deprivation and discrimination of individuals and communities. Such violations are not generated spontaneously but "result from policy choices which limit freedoms and participation, and create obstacles to the fair sharing of resources and opportunities". Violence needs to be addressed in a comprehensive and proactive way, not only as a cause of serious violations of human rights, but also as a consequence of a lack of political will to effectively invest in human rights, including the right to health.
- Legal status
- Non-negotiated soft law
- Body
- Special Rapporteur on the right of everyone to the enjoyment of the highest attainable standard of physical and mental health
- Document type
- Special Procedures' report
- Means of adoption
- N.A.
- Topic(s)
- Equality & Inclusion
- Health
- Person(s) affected
- All
- Year
- 2015
- Paragraph type
- Other
- Reference
- SR Health, Report to the HRC (2015), A/HRC/29/33, para. 101.
- Paragraph number
- 101
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