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A Fair Globalization: Creating Opportunities for All - report of the World Commission on the Social Dimension of Globalization (2005), para. 10
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- 2. Decides to consider the wider challenges and opportunities linked to the issue of globalization, including those in the report of the World Commission, within the framework of the comprehensive review of the implementation of the United Nations Millennium Declaration, 1 under resolution 58/291, and the ten-year review of the further implementation of the outcome of the World Summit for Social Development by the Commission for Social Development in 2005;
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- Governance & Rule of Law
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A global call for concrete action for the elimination of racism, racial discrimination, xenophobia and related intolerance and the comprehensive implementation of and follow-up to the Durban Declaration and Programme of Action (2020), para. 27
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- 3. Underlines, in the above context, that the provisions of the Convention do not respond effectively to contemporary manifestations of racial discrimination, in particular in relation to xenophobia and related intolerance, which is recognized as the rationale behind the convening of the World Conference against Racism, Racial Discrimination, Xenophobia and Related Intolerance in 2001;
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- Equality & Inclusion
- Governance & Rule of Law
- Social & Cultural Rights
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A global call for concrete action for the elimination of racism, racial discrimination, xenophobia and related intolerance and the comprehensive implementation of and follow-up to the Durban Declaration and Programme of Action (2020), para. 52
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- 23. Takes note of the report of the Special Rapporteur of the Human Rights Council on contemporary forms of racism, racial discrimination, xenophobia and related intolerance, 8 and encourages the Special Rapporteur, within her mandate, to continue to focus on the issues of racism, racial discrimination, xenophobia and related intolerance and incitement to hatred, which impede peaceful coexistence an d harmony within societies, and to submit reports in this regard to the Human Rights Council and the General Assembly;
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- Equality & Inclusion
- Governance & Rule of Law
- Social & Cultural Rights
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A global call for concrete action for the total elimination of racism, racial discrimination, xenophobia and related intolerance and the comprehensive implementation of and follow-up to the Durban Declaration and Programme of Action (2019), para. 26
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- 3. Underlines, in the above context, that the provisions of the Convention do not respond effectively to contemporary manifestations of racial discrimination, in particular in relation to xenophobia and related intolerance, which is recognized as the rationale behind the convening of the World Conference against Racism, Ra cial Discrimination, Xenophobia and Related Intolerance in 2001;
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- Equality & Inclusion
- Governance & Rule of Law
- Social & Cultural Rights
- Person(s) affected
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A global call for concrete action for the total elimination of racism, racial discrimination, xenophobia and related intolerance and the comprehensive implementation of and follow-up to the Durban Declaration and Programme of Action (2019), para. 48
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- Special Rapporteur of the Human Rights Council on contemporary forms of racism, racial discrimination, xenophobia and related intolerance
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- Equality & Inclusion
- Social & Cultural Rights
- Person(s) affected
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A global call for concrete action for the total elimination of racism, racial discrimination, xenophobia and related intolerance and the comprehensive implementation of and follow-up to the Durban Declaration and Programme of Action (2019), para. 49
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- 21. Takes note of the report of the Special Rapporteur of the Human Rights Council on contemporary forms of racism, racial discrimination, xenophobia and related intolerance, 9 and encourages the Special Rapporteur, within her mandate, to continue to focus on the issues of racism, racial discrimination, xenophobia and related intolerance and incitement to hatred, which impede peaceful coexistence and harmony within societies, and to submit reports in this regard to the Human Rights Council and the General Assembly;
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- Equality & Inclusion
- Governance & Rule of Law
- Social & Cultural Rights
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A global call for concrete action for the total elimination of racism, racial discrimination, xenophobia and related intolerance and the comprehensive implementation of and follow-up to the Durban Declaration and Programme of Action (2019), para. 52
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- 23. Requests the Human Rights Council to consider, at its fortieth session, the question of developing a multi-year programme of activities to provide for the renewed and strengthened outreach activities needed to inform and mobilize the global public in support of the Durban Declaration and Programme of Action and to strengthen awareness of the contribution that they have made in the struggle against racism, racial discrimination, xenophobia and related intolerance, in consultation with Member States, national human rights institutions, relevant civil society organizations and United Nations agencies, funds and programmes;
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- Equality & Inclusion
- Governance & Rule of Law
- Social & Cultural Rights
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A global call for concrete action for the total elimination of racism, racial discrimination, xenophobia and related intolerance and the comprehensive implementation of and follow-up to the Durban Declaration andProgramme of Action (2016), para. 20
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- 3. Underlines, in the above context, that the provisions of the Convention do not respond effectively to contemporary manifestations of racial discrimination, in particular in relation to xenophobia and related intolerance, which is recognized as the rationale behind the convening of the World Conference against Racism, Racial Discrimination, Xenophobia and Related Intolerance in 2001;
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- Equality & Inclusion
- Governance & Rule of Law
- Social & Cultural Rights
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A global call for concrete action for the total elimination of racism, racial discrimination, xenophobia and related intolerance and the comprehensive implementation of and follow-up to the Durban Declaration andProgramme of Action (2016), para. 22
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- 5. Invites the Human Rights Council, in conjunction with its Ad Hoc Committee on the Elaboration of Complementary Standards to the International Convention on the Elimination of All Forms of Racial Discrimination, in the execution of its mandate, to continue to elaborate complementary standards in order to fill existing gaps in the Convention, in the form of new normative standards aimed at combating all forms of contemporary and resurgent racism, and in this regard, areas such as xenophobia, Islamophobia, anti-Semitism and incitement to national or ethnic and religious hatred that have been identified as constituting substantive gaps;
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- Equality & Inclusion
- Governance & Rule of Law
- Social & Cultural Rights
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A global call for concrete action for the total elimination of racism, racial discrimination, xenophobia and related intolerance and the comprehensive implementation of and follow-up to the Durban Declaration andProgramme of Action (2016), para. 40
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- 17. Takes note of the report of the Special Rapporteur of the Human Rights Council on contemporary forms of racism, racial discrimination, xenophobia and related intolerance, 6 and encourages the Special Rapporteur, within his mandate, to continue to focus on the issues of racism, racial discrimination, xenophobia and related intolerance and incitement to hatred, which impede peaceful coexistence and harmony within societies, and to submit reports in this regard to the Human Rights Council and the General Assembly;
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- Equality & Inclusion
- Governance & Rule of Law
- Social & Cultural Rights
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A global call for concrete action for the total elimination of racism, racial discrimination, xenophobia and related intolerance and the comprehensive implementationand Programme of Action (2017), para. 22
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- 3. Underlines, in the above context, that the provisions of the Convention do not respond effectively to contemporary manifestations of racial discrimination, in particular in relation to xenophobia and related intolerance, which is recognized as the rationale behind the convening of the World Conference against Racism, Racial Discrimination, Xenophobia and Related Intolerance in 2001;
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- Equality & Inclusion
- Governance & Rule of Law
- Social & Cultural Rights
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A global call for concrete action for the total elimination of racism, racial discrimination, xenophobia and related intolerance and the comprehensive implementationand Programme of Action (2017), para. 46
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- 21. Takes note of the report of the Special Rapporteur of the Human Rights Council on contemporary forms of racism, racial discrimination, xenophobia and related intolerance, 8 and encourages the Special Rapporteur, within his mandate, to continue to focus on the issues of racism, racial discrimination, xenophobia and related intolerance and incitement to hatred, which impede peaceful coexistence and harmony within societies, and to submit reports in this regard to the Human Rights Council and the General Assembly;
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- Equality & Inclusion
- Governance & Rule of Law
- Social & Cultural Rights
- Person(s) affected
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A global call for concrete action for the total elimination of racism, racial discrimination, xenophobia and related intoleranceand the comprehensive implementation of and follow-up to the Durban Declaration and Programme of Action (2018), para. 25
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- 3. Underlines, in the above context, that the provisions of the Convention do not respond effectively to contemporary manifestations of racial discrimination, in particular in relation to xenophobia and related intolerance, which is recognize d as the rationale behind the convening of the World Conference against Racism, Racial Discrimination, Xenophobia and Related Intolerance in 2001;
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- Equality & Inclusion
- Governance & Rule of Law
- Social & Cultural Rights
- Person(s) affected
- N.A.
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A global call for concrete action for the total elimination of racism, racial discrimination, xenophobia and related intoleranceand the comprehensive implementation of and follow-up to the Durban Declaration and Programme of Action (2018), para. 47
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- 20. Takes note of the report of the Special Rapporteur of the Human Rights Council on contemporary forms of racism, racial discrimination, xenophobia and related intolerance, 9 and encourages the Special Rapporteur, within his mandate, to continue to focus on the issues of racism, racial discrimination, xenophobia and related intolerance and incitement to hatred, which impede peaceful coexistence and harmony within societies, and to submit reports in this regard to the Human Rights Council and the General Assembly;
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- Equality & Inclusion
- Governance & Rule of Law
- Social & Cultural Rights
- Person(s) affected
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A global call for concrete action for the total elimination of racism, racial discrimination, xenophobia and related intoleranceand the comprehensive implementation of and follow-up to the Durban Declaration and Programme of Action (2018), para. 50
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- 22. Requests the Human Rights Council to consider, at its thirty-seventh session, the question of developing a multi-year programme of activities to provide for the renewed and strengthened outreach activities needed to inform and mobilize the global public in support of the Durban Declaration and Programme of Actio n and to strengthen awareness of the contribution that they have made in the struggle against racism, racial discrimination, xenophobia and related intolerance, in consultation with Member States, national human rights institutions, relevant civil society organizations and United Nations agencies, funds and programmes;
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- Equality & Inclusion
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- Social & Cultural Rights
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Access to justice for people living in poverty 2012, para. 96
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- [States should:] Ensure that, in linguistically plural societies, court processes operate in languages used by the poorest communities where necessary and can adapt to intercultural communication
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- Special Rapporteur on extreme poverty and human rights
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- Special Procedures' report
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- Equality & Inclusion
- Governance & Rule of Law
- Social & Cultural Rights
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- 2012
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Access to land and the right to food 2010, para. 18
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- Individual titling can also become a source of conflict and legal insecurity if it conflicts with customary rules regarding tenure, for example, as regards communal land ownership. Indeed, individual titling, combined with the marketability of land, may not be compatible with the recognization of customary forms of tenure with respect to communal land and common property resources, putting groups that do not use the land intensively or do not occupy it permanently at a particular disadvantage.
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- Special Rapporteur on the right to food
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- Special Procedures' report
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- Governance & Rule of Law
- Social & Cultural Rights
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- 2010
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Access to land and the right to food 2010, para. 38
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- While State-led agrarian reforms can generally be quite effective in addressing deeply entrenched inequalities in access to land provided certain conditions are met, market-led agrarian reforms have been less successful in that regard, sometimes even leading to the reconcentration of land, for reasons similar to those that explain the limits of titling as a means to ensure security of tenure. Important lessons can be drawn from past experiences: the success of State-led land reform programmes depends not only on effective land ceiling laws and other appropriate safeguards, such as legal frameworks that clearly define beneficiaries and exempted land, but also on continued social mobilization by peasant organizations, which can be vital partners in the implementation of policies to provide support to new beneficiaries. However, if the redistribution of land is to be sustainable, the beneficiaries must also be supported through comprehensive rural development policies. It has been estimated that improving access to credit and markets, as well as rural extension, can account for 60 to 70 per cent of the total costs of a land reform, exceeding the costs of acquiring and transferring the land. The failure of Latin American reforms when compared with Asian reforms has been attributed to the fact that Latin American reforms have traditionally focused solely on access to land, neglecting rural development policies. In order to be successful, land redistribution must be accompanied by broader agrarian reform policies that support smallholders and improve their ability to compete against larger farms; otherwise, there will be strong incentives for land reform beneficiaries to sell their land to large landowners. Women should be prioritized in such programmes, as under the Young Farm Women's Training Programme in the Canadian province of Manitoba or in the strategy currently being developed in Norway by the farming sector and the Ministry of Agriculture and Food, aimed at achieving 40 per cent participation by women in agriculture. Land ceiling laws can also help. Although such laws are often circumvented by large landowners - for example, by registering land under the names of proxies - they can increase the amount of land available for redistribution to the poorest households and limit the risk of land reconcentration following reform. A similar result can be achieved by subjecting land transactions to administrative authorization, which enables the administration to object to transactions that would lead to the unacceptable concentration of land, as in Germany under section 9 (1) of the Land Transactions Act.
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- Special Rapporteur on the right to food
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- Special Procedures' report
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- Governance & Rule of Law
- Social & Cultural Rights
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- 2010
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Access to land and the right to food 2010, para. 41a
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- [In order to protect the right to food, States should:] Conduct decentralized mapping of various users' land rights and strengthen customary systems of tenure. Mapping should be performed at the level of the local community and in a participatory manner. While customary systems of tenure may receive legal recognition, public authorities should ensure that appropriate safeguards are established in order to ensure that control by the community will not be exercised arbitrarily or in ways that lead to discrimination or inequitable outcomes, in keeping with international norms and standards. States should establish appropriate mechanisms for the resolution of land conflicts between landlords and tenants, between land users and the State or between private-sector entities involved in development projects;
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- Special Rapporteur on the right to food
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- Special Procedures' report
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- Food & Nutrition
- Governance & Rule of Law
- Social & Cultural Rights
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- N.A.
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- 2010
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Access to land and the right to food 2010, para. 42a
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- [In order to ensure the enjoyment of the right to food, States should:] Implement the conclusions set out in the Final Declaration of the International Conference on Agrarian Reform and Rural Development and prioritize "improved" State-led land redistribution programmes. States should implement land redistribution programmes where a high degree of land ownership concentration (which could be defined as a level of inequality higher than a Gini coefficient of 0.65) is combined with a significant level of rural poverty attributable to landlessness or to the cultivation of excessively small plots of land by smallholders. Redistributive agrarian reforms should: (a) include comprehensive rural development policies that follow the recommendations resulting from the International Assessment of Agricultural Science and Technology for Development, including extension systems, access to credit and agricultural research and support beneficiaries, provided with sufficient budgets; (b) make use of land ceiling laws and be based on legal frameworks that clearly define beneficiaries and exempted land; (c) encourage communal ownership systems, rather than focusing solely on individual beneficiaries; (d) be implemented in accordance with the principles of participation, transparency and accountability, in order to prevent their appropriation by local elites; (e) be grounded in constitutional provisions regarding the social functions of land, where such provisions exist. All States should monitor land inequalities before and after the implementation of such programmes;
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- Special Rapporteur on the right to food
- Document type
- Special Procedures' report
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- Economic Rights
- Governance & Rule of Law
- Social & Cultural Rights
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- All
- N.A.
- Year
- 2010
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Activities of foreign economic and other interests which impede the implementation of the Declaration on the Granting of Independence to Colonial Countries and Peoples in Territories under colonial domination (1997), para. 07
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- Aware of the special circumstances of the geographical location, size and economic conditions of each Territory, and bearing in mind the need to promote the economic stability, diversification and strengthening of the economy of each Territory,
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- Economic Rights
- Governance & Rule of Law
- Social & Cultural Rights
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Activities of foreign economic and other interests which impede the implementation of the Declaration on the Granting ofIndependence to Colonial Countries and Peoples in Territories under colonial domination (1996), para. 07
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- Aware of the special circumstances of the geographical location, size and economic conditions of each Territory and bearing in mind the need to promote the stability, diversification and strengthening of the respective economy of each Territory,
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- Equality & Inclusion
- Governance & Rule of Law
- Social & Cultural Rights
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- N.A.
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Activities of the Working Group 2014, para. 90b
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- [States, through their government bodies, as well as national statistics institutes, human rights institutions and organizations for racial equality, in conformity with their mandates, should:] Conduct prior research and contextualize the data system so as to ensure that the data are culturally relevant and use appropriate terminology;
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- Working Group of experts on people of African descent
- Document type
- Special Procedures' report
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- Equality & Inclusion
- Social & Cultural Rights
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- N.A.
- Year
- 2014
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Ad Hoc Committee on a Comprehensive and Integral International Convention on Protection and Promotion of the Rights and Dignity of Persons with Disabilities (2003), para. 11
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- 5. Requests the Secretary-General to seek the views of Member States, observer States, relevant bodies and organizations of the United Nations system, including relevant human rights treaty bodies and the Special Rapporteur, on proposals for a convention including, inter alia, questions relating to its nature and structure and the elements to be considered, including the work done in the field of social development, human rights and non-discrimination, as well as issues of follow-up and monitoring and the complementarity between a new instrument and existing instruments;
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- Equality & Inclusion
- Governance & Rule of Law
- Social & Cultural Rights
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Additional Protocol to the American Convention on Human Rights in the Area of Economic, Social and Cultural Rights “Protocol of San Salvador” 1988, para. 1
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- 1. Pursuant to the provisions of this article and the corresponding rules to be formulated for this purpose by the General Assembly of the Organization of American States, the States Parties to this Protocol undertake to submit periodic reports on the progressive measures they have taken to ensure due respect for the rights set forth in this Protocol.
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- Organization of American States
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- Regional treaty
- Topic(s)
- Governance & Rule of Law
- Social & Cultural Rights
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- N.A.
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- 1988
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Additional Protocol to the American Convention on Human Rights in the Area of Economic, Social and Cultural Rights “Protocol of San Salvador” 1988, para. 1
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- 1. Any State Party and the Inter-American Commission on Human Rights may submit for the consideration of the States Parties meeting on the occasion of the General Assembly proposed amendments to include the recognition of other rights or freedoms or to extend or expand rights or freedoms recognized in this Protocol.
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- Organization of American States
- Document type
- Regional treaty
- Topic(s)
- Equality & Inclusion
- Governance & Rule of Law
- Social & Cultural Rights
- Person(s) affected
- N.A.
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- 1988
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Additional Protocol to the American Convention on Human Rights in the Area of Economic, Social and Cultural Rights “Protocol of San Salvador” 1988, para. 1
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- 1. This Protocol shall remain open to signature and ratification or accession by any State Party to the American Convention on Human Rights.
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- Organization of American States
- Document type
- Regional treaty
- Topic(s)
- Governance & Rule of Law
- Social & Cultural Rights
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- N.A.
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- 1988
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Additional Protocol to the American Convention on Human Rights in the Area of Economic, Social and Cultural Rights “Protocol of San Salvador” 1988, para. 1b
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- 1. The States Parties to this Protocol recognize the right of everyone: b. To enjoy the benefits of scientific and technological progress;
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- Organization of American States
- Document type
- Regional treaty
- Topic(s)
- Equality & Inclusion
- Governance & Rule of Law
- Social & Cultural Rights
- Person(s) affected
- N.A.
- Year
- 1988
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Additional Protocol to the American Convention on Human Rights in the Area of Economic, Social and Cultural Rights “Protocol of San Salvador” 1988, para. 1c
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- 1. The States Parties to this Protocol recognize the right of everyone: c. To benefit from the protection of moral and material interests deriving from any scientific, literary or artistic production of which he is the author.
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- Organization of American States
- Document type
- Regional treaty
- Topic(s)
- Equality & Inclusion
- Governance & Rule of Law
- Social & Cultural Rights
- Person(s) affected
- All
- N.A.
- Year
- 1988
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Additional Protocol to the American Convention on Human Rights in the Area of Economic, Social and Cultural Rights “Protocol of San Salvador” 1988, para. 2
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- 2. Ratification of or accession to this Protocol shall be effected by depositing an instrument of ratification or accession with the General Secretariat of the Organization of American States.
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- Organization of American States
- Document type
- Regional treaty
- Topic(s)
- Governance & Rule of Law
- Social & Cultural Rights
- Person(s) affected
- N.A.
- Year
- 1988
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