Human rights based approach to recovery from the global economic and financial crises, with a focus on those living in poverty 2011, para. 19
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The Committee on Economic, Social and Cultural Rights noted that, in adopting retrogressive measures, States must demonstrate that they have been introduced after the most careful consideration of all alternatives and that they are duly justified by reference to the totality of the rights provided for in the Covenant, in the context of the full use of the maximum available resources.
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Special Rapporteur on extreme poverty and human rights