Marginality of economic and social rights 2016, para. 38
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- The second type of institutional actor that could be expected to play a key role in promoting economic and social rights is national human rights institutions, of which there are now almost 120. In 1998, the Committee on Economic, Social and Cultural Rights called upon national human rights institutions to take a more active role in the promotion of economic and social rights. The most detailed scholarly study of those institutions yet undertaken concludes that, if they "can be faulted as a group for one thing, it is an insufficient challenge to the material conditions that perpetuate human rights violations". Specialist studies indicate that while a handful of such institutions have devoted significant attention to economic and social rights, the vast majority have not. The reasons cited include absent or restrictive mandates, lack of expertise, lack of resources, absence of political support and the complexity of the issues. The bottom line is that few of these "institutions are producing regular, comprehensive reports on ESC rights fulfilment in their countries".
- Legal status
- Non-negotiated soft law
- Body
- Special Rapporteur on extreme poverty and human rights
- Document type
- Special Procedures' report
- Means of adoption
- N.A.
- Topic(s)
- Equality & Inclusion
- Governance & Rule of Law
- Social & Cultural Rights
- Person(s) affected
- N.A.
- Year
- 2016
- Paragraph type
- Other
- Paragraph number
- 38
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