Penalization of people living in poverty 2011, para. 18
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Discrimination is prohibited on a number of enumerated grounds, including economic and social status as implied in the phrase "other status", which is included as a ground of discrimination in the International Covenant on Economic, Social and Cultural Rights and the International Covenant on Civil and Political Rights. Penalization measures target individuals because their income, appearance, speech, address or needs identify them as poor. Thus, such measures clearly constitute discrimination on the basis of economic and social status.
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Non-negotiated soft law
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Special Rapporteur on extreme poverty and human rights