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The nature of States parties’ obligations
- Body
- Committee on Economic, Social and Cultural Rights
- Legal status
- Non-negotiated soft law
- Document type
- General Comment / Recommendation
- Year
- 1990
- Date modified
- Sep 19, 2019
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International technical assistance measures
- Body
- Committee on Economic, Social and Cultural Rights
- Legal status
- Non-negotiated soft law
- Document type
- General Comment / Recommendation
- Year
- 1990
- Date modified
- Sep 19, 2019
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Reporting by States Parties
- Body
- Committee on Economic, Social and Cultural Rights
- Legal status
- Non-negotiated soft law
- Document type
- General Comment / Recommendation
- Year
- 1989
- Date modified
- Sep 19, 2019
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The domestic application of the Covenant
- Body
- Committee on Economic, Social and Cultural Rights
- Legal status
- Non-negotiated soft law
- Document type
- General Comment / Recommendation
- Year
- 1998
- Document code
- E/C.12/1998/24
- Date modified
- Sep 19, 2019
Document
Plans of action for primary education (Art. 14)
- Body
- Committee on Economic, Social and Cultural Rights
- Legal status
- Non-negotiated soft law
- Document type
- General Comment / Recommendation
- Year
- 1999
- Document code
- E/C.12/1999/4
- Date modified
- Sep 19, 2019
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The right to adequate housing
- Body
- Committee on Economic, Social and Cultural Rights
- Legal status
- Non-negotiated soft law
- Document type
- General Comment / Recommendation
- Year
- 1991
- Date modified
- Sep 19, 2019
Document
Forced evictions
- Body
- Committee on Economic, Social and Cultural Rights
- Legal status
- Non-negotiated soft law
- Document type
- General Comment / Recommendation
- Year
- 1997
- Document code
- E/C.12/1997/4
- Date modified
- Sep 19, 2019
Document
The right to adequate food (Art. 11)
- Body
- Committee on Economic, Social and Cultural Rights
- Legal status
- Non-negotiated soft law
- Document type
- General Comment / Recommendation
- Year
- 1999
- Document code
- E/C.12/1999/5
- Date modified
- Sep 19, 2019
Document
The relationship between economic sanctions and respect for economic, social and cultural rights
- Body
- Committee on Economic, Social and Cultural Rights
- Legal status
- Non-negotiated soft law
- Document type
- General Comment / Recommendation
- Year
- 1997
- Document code
- E/C.12/1997/8
- Date modified
- Sep 19, 2019
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The right to the highest attainable standard of health (Art. 12)
- Body
- Committee on Economic, Social and Cultural Rights
- Legal status
- Non-negotiated soft law
- Document type
- General Comment / Recommendation
- Year
- 2000
- Document code
- E/C.12/2000/4
- Date modified
- Sep 19, 2019
Document
The right to work (Art. 6)
- Body
- Committee on Economic, Social and Cultural Rights
- Legal status
- Non-negotiated soft law
- Document type
- General Comment / Recommendation
- Year
- 2005
- Document code
- E/C.12/GC/18
- Date modified
- Sep 19, 2019
Document
The right to just and favourable conditions of work (Art. 7)
- Body
- Committee on Economic, Social and Cultural Rights
- Legal status
- Non-negotiated soft law
- Document type
- General Comment / Recommendation
- Year
- 2016
- Document code
- E/C.12/GC/23
- Date modified
- Sep 19, 2019
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The equal right of men and women to the enjoyment of all economic, social and cultural rights
- Body
- Committee on Economic, Social and Cultural Rights
- Legal status
- Non-negotiated soft law
- Document type
- General Comment / Recommendation
- Year
- 2005
- Document code
- E/C.12/2005/4
- Date modified
- Sep 19, 2019
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The right to sexual and reproductive health (Art. 12)
- Body
- Committee on Economic, Social and Cultural Rights
- Legal status
- Non-negotiated soft law
- Document type
- General Comment / Recommendation
- Year
- 2016
- Document code
- E/C.12/GC/22
- Date modified
- Sep 19, 2019
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The right to education (Art. 13)
- Body
- Committee on Economic, Social and Cultural Rights
- Legal status
- Non-negotiated soft law
- Document type
- General Comment / Recommendation
- Year
- 1999
- Document code
- E/C.12/1999/10
- Date modified
- Sep 19, 2019
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The economic, social and cultural rights of older persons
- Body
- Committee on Economic, Social and Cultural Rights
- Legal status
- Non-negotiated soft law
- Document type
- General Comment / Recommendation
- Year
- 1995
- Document code
- E/C.12/1995/16
- Date modified
- Sep 19, 2019
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The right of everyone to benefit from the protection of the moral and material interests resulting from any scientific, literary or artistic production of which he or she is the author (Art. 15, para. 1 (c))
- Body
- Committee on Economic, Social and Cultural Rights
- Legal status
- Non-negotiated soft law
- Document type
- General Comment / Recommendation
- Year
- 2005
- Document code
- E/C.12/GC/17
- Date modified
- Sep 19, 2019
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Non-discrimination in economic, social and cultural rights (Art. 2, para. 2)
- Body
- Committee on Economic, Social and Cultural Rights
- Legal status
- Non-negotiated soft law
- Document type
- General Comment / Recommendation
- Year
- 2009
- Document code
- E/C.12/GC/20
- Date modified
- Sep 19, 2019
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The role of national human rights institutions in the protection of economic, social and cultural rights
- Body
- Committee on Economic, Social and Cultural Rights
- Legal status
- Non-negotiated soft law
- Document type
- General Comment / Recommendation
- Year
- 1998
- Document code
- E/C.12/1998/24
- Date modified
- Sep 19, 2019
Document
Persons with Disabilities
- Body
- Committee on Economic, Social and Cultural Rights
- Legal status
- Non-negotiated soft law
- Document type
- General Comment / Recommendation
- Year
- 1994
- Document code
- E/C.12/1994/13
- Date modified
- Sep 19, 2019
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The right to water (Art. 11 and 12)
- Body
- Committee on Economic, Social and Cultural Rights
- Legal status
- Non-negotiated soft law
- Document type
- General Comment / Recommendation
- Year
- 2002
- Document code
- E/C.12/2002/11
- Date modified
- Sep 19, 2019
Document
The right to social security (Art. 9)
- Body
- Committee on Economic, Social and Cultural Rights
- Legal status
- Non-negotiated soft law
- Document type
- General Comment / Recommendation
- Year
- 2007
- Document code
- E/C.12/GC/19
- Date modified
- Sep 19, 2019
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Right of everyone to take part in cultural life (Art. 15, para. 1(a))
- Body
- Committee on Economic, Social and Cultural Rights
- Legal status
- Non-negotiated soft law
- Document type
- General Comment / Recommendation
- Year
- 2009
- Document code
- E/C.12/GC/21
- Date modified
- Sep 19, 2019
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State obligations under the International Covenant on Economic, Social and Cultural Rights in the context of business activities
- Body
- Committee on Economic, Social and Cultural Rights
- Legal status
- Non-negotiated soft law
- Document type
- General Comment / Recommendation
- Year
- 2017
- Document code
- E/C.12/GC/24
- Date modified
- Sep 19, 2019
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The right to water (Art. 11 and 12) 2002, para. 14
- Paragraph text
- States parties should take steps to remove de facto discrimination on prohibited grounds, where individuals and groups are deprived of the means or entitlements necessary for achieving the right to water. States parties should ensure that the allocation of water resources, and investments in water, facilitate access to water for all members of society. Inappropriate resource allocation can lead to discrimination that may not be overt. For example, investments should not disproportionately favour expensive water supply services and facilities that are often accessible only to a small, privileged fraction of the population, rather than investing in services and facilities that benefit a far larger part of the population.
- Body
- Committee on Social, Economic and Cultural Rights
- Document type
- General Comment / Recommendation
- Topic(s)
- Equality & Inclusion
- Water & Sanitation
- Person(s) affected
- N.A.
- Year
- 2002
- Date modified
- Feb 13, 2020
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The equal right of men and women to the enjoyment of all economic, social and cultural rights 2005, para. 5
- Paragraph text
- Women are often denied equal enjoyment of their human rights, in particular by virtue of the lesser status ascribed to them by tradition and custom, or as a result of overt or covert discrimination. Many women experience distinct forms of discrimination due to the intersection of sex with such factors as race, colour, language, religion, political and other opinion, national or social origin, property, birth, or other status, such as age, ethnicity, disability, marital, refugee or migrant status, resulting in compounded disadvantage.
- Body
- Committee on Social, Economic and Cultural Rights
- Document type
- General Comment / Recommendation
- Topic(s)
- Equality & Inclusion
- Social & Cultural Rights
- Person(s) affected
- Women
- Year
- 2005
- Date modified
- Feb 13, 2020
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Right of everyone to take part in cultural life (Art. 15, para. 1(a)) 2009, para. 15b
- Paragraph text
- [There are, among others, three interrelated main components of the right to participate or take part in cultural life: (a) participation in, (b) access to, and (c) contribution to cultural life.] Access covers in particular the right of everyone - alone, in association with others or as a community - to know and understand his or her own culture and that of others through education and information, and to receive quality education and training with due regard for cultural identity. Everyone has also the right to learn about forms of expression and dissemination through any technical medium of information or communication, to follow a way of life associated with the use of cultural goods and resources such as land, water, biodiversity, language or specific institutions, and to benefit from the cultural heritage and the creation of other individuals and communities;
- Body
- Committee on Social, Economic and Cultural Rights
- Document type
- General Comment / Recommendation
- Topic(s)
- Education
- Social & Cultural Rights
- Person(s) affected
- All
- Year
- 2009
- Date modified
- Feb 13, 2020
Paragraph
The right to just and favourable conditions of work (Art. 7) 2016, para. 65b
- Paragraph text
- [States parties have a core obligation to ensure the satisfaction of, at the very least, minimum essential levels of the right to just and favourable conditions of work. Specifically, this requires States parties to:] Put in place a comprehensive system to combat gender discrimination at work, including with regard to remuneration;
- Body
- Committee on Social, Economic and Cultural Rights
- Document type
- General Comment / Recommendation
- Topic(s)
- Economic Rights
- Equality & Inclusion
- Gender
- Person(s) affected
- All
- Year
- 2016
- Date modified
- Feb 13, 2020
Paragraph
Persons with Disabilities 1994, para. 13
- Paragraph text
- The methods to be used by States parties in seeking to implement their obligations under the Covenant towards persons with disabilities are essentially the same as those available in relation to other obligations (see general comment No. 1 (Third session, 1989)). They include the need to ascertain, through regular monitoring, the nature and scope of the problems existing within the State; the need to adopt appropriately tailored policies and programmes to respond to the requirements thus identified; the need to legislate where necessary and to eliminate any existing discriminatory legislation; and the need to make appropriate budgetary provisions or, where necessary, seek international cooperation and assistance. In the latter respect, international cooperation in accordance with articles 22 and 23 of the Covenant is likely to be a particularly important element in enabling some developing countries to fulfil their obligations under the Covenant.
- Body
- Committee on Social, Economic and Cultural Rights
- Document type
- General Comment / Recommendation
- Topic(s)
- Equality & Inclusion
- Governance & Rule of Law
- Person(s) affected
- Persons with disabilities
- Year
- 1994
- Date modified
- Feb 13, 2020
Paragraph
Persons with Disabilities 1994, para. 20
- Paragraph text
- The field of employment is one in which disability based discrimination has been prominent and persistent. In most countries the unemployment rate among persons with disabilities is two to three times higher than the unemployment rate for persons without disabilities. Where persons with disabilities are employed, they are mostly engaged in low paid jobs with little social and legal security and are often segregated from the mainstream of the labour market. The integration of persons with disabilities into the regular labour market should be actively supported by States.
- Body
- Committee on Social, Economic and Cultural Rights
- Document type
- General Comment / Recommendation
- Topic(s)
- Equality & Inclusion
- Person(s) affected
- Persons with disabilities
- Year
- 1994
- Date modified
- Feb 13, 2020
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