Social protection and old age poverty 2010, para. 49
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Under the Covenant, States are prohibited from deliberately taking any retrogressive measures, including in regard to the right to social security, unless they can prove that they have only been introduced after the most careful consideration of all other alternatives and are duly justified by reference to the totality of the rights stipulated in the Covenant. If necessary, developing countries should seek international cooperation and technical assistance to realize progressively the right to social security.
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Special Rapporteur on extreme poverty and human rights