Human rights of migrants in the post-2015 development agenda 2014, para. 39
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- A human-rights-based approach to setting goals makes it essential to tackle inequalities when formulating development priorities. Article 1 of the Universal Declaration of Human Rights affirms that "all human beings are born free and equal in dignity and rights". All persons are entitled to the enjoyment of all rights, on an equal footing and without discrimination on any grounds, including race, ethnicity, sex, gender, disability, socioeconomic status, age or nationality. Moreover, under international human rights treaties, States have committed themselves to taking measures to ensure the implementation of civil, political, economic, social and cultural rights to the maximum extent of their available resources. The Committee on Economic, Social and Cultural Rights, in its general comment No. 20, states that the lack of available resources cannot be considered to be an objective and reasonable justification for a difference of treatment, "unless every effort has been made to use all resources that are at the State party's disposition in an effort to address and eliminate the discrimination, as a matter of priority". International human rights law includes several widely agreed commitments to equality and a set of tools and mechanisms by which to achieve it, including the requirement that duty bearers address the root causes of inequality and discrimination.
- Legal status
- Non-negotiated soft law
- Body
- Special Rapporteur on the human rights of migrants
- Document type
- Special Procedures' report
- Means of adoption
- N.A.
- Topic(s)
- Equality & Inclusion
- Governance & Rule of Law
- Social & Cultural Rights
- Person(s) affected
- All
- Year
- 2014
- Paragraph type
- Other
- Paragraph number
- 39
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