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Protocol of 2014 to the Forced Labour Convention 2014, para. 5
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- Members shall cooperate with each other to ensure the prevention and elimination of all forms of forced or compulsory labour.
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- International Labour Organization
- Document type
- International treaty
- Person(s) affected
- N.A.
- Year
- 2014
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Protocol of 2014 to the Forced Labour Convention 2014, para. 2 (f)
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- [The measures to be taken for the prevention of forced or compulsory labour shall include:] (f) addressing the root causes and factors that heighten the risks of forced or compulsory labour.
- Body
- International Labour Organization
- Document type
- International treaty
- Person(s) affected
- N.A.
- Year
- 2014
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Protocol of 2014 to the Forced Labour Convention 2014, para. 2 (e)
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- [The measures to be taken for the prevention of forced or compulsory labour shall include:] (e) supporting due diligence by both the public and private sectors to prevent and respond to risks of forced or compulsory labour; and
- Body
- International Labour Organization
- Document type
- International treaty
- Person(s) affected
- N.A.
- Year
- 2014
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Convention for the Protection of Human Rights and Fundamental Freedoms 1950, para. 3c
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- 3. For the purpose of this article the term "forced or compulsory labour" shall not include: c. any service exacted in case of an emergency or calamity threatening the life or well-being of the community;
- Body
- Council of Europe
- Document type
- Regional treaty
- Person(s) affected
- All
- N.A.
- Year
- 1950
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Inter-American Convention against All Forms of Discrimination and Intolerance 2013, para. g
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- DISTURBED by the fact that various parts of the world have seen a general increase in cases of intolerance and violence motivated by anti-Semitism, Christianophobia, or Islamophobia, and that directed against members of other religious communities, including those with African roots;
- Body
- Organization of American States
- Document type
- Regional treaty
- Person(s) affected
- N.A.
- Year
- 2013
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American Convention on Human Rights 1969, para. 3d
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- 3. For the purposes of this article, the following do not constitute forced or compulsory labor: d. work or service that forms part of normal civic obligations.
- Body
- Organization of American States
- Document type
- Regional treaty
- Person(s) affected
- All
- N.A.
- Year
- 1969
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Convention for the Protection of Human Rights and Fundamental Freedoms 1950, para. 3b
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- 3. For the purpose of this article the term "forced or compulsory labour" shall not include: b. any service of a military character or, in case of conscientious objectors in countries where they are recognised, service exacted instead of compulsory military service;
- Body
- Council of Europe
- Document type
- Regional treaty
- Person(s) affected
- All
- N.A.
- Year
- 1950
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United Nations Declaration on the Rights of Peasants and Other People Working in Rural Areas 2018, para. 10. (2) (c)
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- [Meanwhile, where forced or compulsory labour is exacted as a tax, and where recourse is had to forced or compulsory labour for the execution of public works by chiefs who exercise administrative functions, the authority concerned shall first satisfy itself] that the work or service will not lay too heavy a burden upon the present population, having regard to the labour available and its capacity to undertake the work;
- Body
- United Nations Human Rights Council
- Document type
- Resolution
- Person(s) affected
- All
- N.A.
- Year
- 2018
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United Nations Declaration on the Rights of Peasants and Other People Working in Rural Areas 2018, para. 14. (1)
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- With the exception of the forced or compulsory labour provided for in Article 10 of this Convention, forced or compulsory labour of all kinds shall be remunerated in cash at rates not less than those prevailing for similar kinds of work either in the district in which the labour is employed or in the district from which the labour is recruited, whichever may be the higher.
- Body
- United Nations Human Rights Council
- Document type
- Resolution
- Person(s) affected
- All
- N.A.
- Year
- 2018
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United Nations Declaration on the Rights of Peasants and Other People Working in Rural Areas 2018, para. 10. (1)
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- Forced or compulsory labour exacted as a tax and forced or compulsory labour to which recourse is had for the execution of public works by chiefs who exercise administrative functions shall be progressively abolished.
- Body
- United Nations Human Rights Council
- Document type
- Resolution
- Person(s) affected
- N.A.
- Year
- 2018
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United Nations Declaration on the Rights of Peasants and Other People Working in Rural Areas 2018, para. 21
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- Forced or compulsory labour shall not be used for work underground in mines.
- Body
- United Nations Human Rights Council
- Document type
- Resolution
- Person(s) affected
- N.A.
- Year
- 2018
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United Nations Declaration on the Rights of Peasants and Other People Working in Rural Areas 2018, para. 10. (2) (d)
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- [Meanwhile, where forced or compulsory labour is exacted as a tax, and where recourse is had to forced or compulsory labour for the execution of public works by chiefs who exercise administrative functions, the authority concerned shall first satisfy itself] that the work or service will not entail the removal of the workers from their place of habitual residence;
- Body
- United Nations Human Rights Council
- Document type
- Resolution
- Person(s) affected
- N.A.
- Year
- 2018
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United Nations Declaration on the Rights of Peasants and Other People Working in Rural Areas 2018, para. 10. (2) (a)
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- [Meanwhile, where forced or compulsory labour is exacted as a tax, and where recourse is had to forced or compulsory labour for the execution of public works by chiefs who exercise administrative functions, the authority concerned shall first satisfy itself] that the work to be done or the service to be rendered is of important direct interest for the community called upon to do the work or render the service;
- Body
- United Nations Human Rights Council
- Document type
- Resolution
- Person(s) affected
- N.A.
- Year
- 2018
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United Nations Declaration on the Rights of Peasants and Other People Working in Rural Areas 2018, para. 19. (2)
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- 2. Nothing in this Article shall be construed as abrogating the obligation on members of a community, where production is organised on a communal basis by virtue of law or custom and where the produce or any profit accruing from the sale thereof remain the property of the community, to perform the work demanded by the community by virtue of law or custom.
- Body
- United Nations Human Rights Council
- Document type
- Resolution
- Person(s) affected
- All
- N.A.
- Year
- 2018
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United Nations Declaration on the Rights of Peasants and Other People Working in Rural Areas 2018, para. 5. (1)
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- No concession granted to private individuals, companies or associations shall involve any form of forced or compulsory labour for the production or the collection of products which such private individuals, companies or associations utilise or in which they trade.
- Body
- United Nations Human Rights Council
- Document type
- Resolution
- Person(s) affected
- All
- N.A.
- Year
- 2018
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United Nations Declaration on the Rights of Peasants and Other People Working in Rural Areas 2018, para. 6
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- Officials of the administration, even when they have the duty of encouraging the populations under their charge to engage in some form of labour, shall not put constraint upon the said populations or upon any individual members thereof to work for private individuals, companies or associations.
- Body
- United Nations Human Rights Council
- Document type
- Resolution
- Person(s) affected
- N.A.
- Year
- 2018
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United Nations Declaration on the Rights of Peasants and Other People Working in Rural Areas 2018, para. 2. (2) (e)
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- [Nevertheless, for the purposes of this Convention, the term forced or compulsory labour shall not include] minor communal services of a kind which, being performed by the members of the community in the direct interest of the said community, can therefore be considered as normal civic obligations incumbent upon the members of the community, provided that the members of the community or their direct representatives shall have the right to be consulted in regard to the need for such services.
- Body
- United Nations Human Rights Council
- Document type
- Resolution
- Person(s) affected
- N.A.
- Year
- 2018
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Adequate housing as a component of the right to an adequate standard of living, in the context of mega-events 2010, para. 5
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- Requests the Special Rapporteur to consider, as appropriate, the issue of mega-events in the context of her work;
- Body
- United Nations Human Rights Council
- Document type
- Resolution
- Person(s) affected
- N.A.
- Year
- 2010
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International Albinism Awareness Day 2014, para. 2
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- Taking note of the preliminary report on persons with albinism submitted by the Office of the United Nations High Commissioner for Human Rights to the Human Rights Council at its twenty-fourth session,
- Body
- United Nations Human Rights Council
- Document type
- Resolution
- Person(s) affected
- N.A.
- Year
- 2014
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United Nations Declaration on the Rights of Peasants and Other People Working in Rural Areas 2018, para. 7. (1)
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- Chiefs who do not exercise administrative functions shall not have recourse to forced or compulsory labour.
- Body
- United Nations Human Rights Council
- Document type
- Resolution
- Person(s) affected
- N.A.
- Year
- 2018
Paragraph
Protection of the family: contribution of the family to the realization of the right to an adequate standard of living for its members, particularly through its role in poverty eradication and achieving sustainable development 2015, para. 8
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- Recognizes that the family unit is facing increasing vulnerabilities;
- Body
- United Nations Human Rights Council
- Document type
- Resolution
- Person(s) affected
- N.A.
- Year
- 2015
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United Nations Declaration on the Rights of Peasants and Other People Working in Rural Areas 2018, para. 10. (2) (b)
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- [Meanwhile, where forced or compulsory labour is exacted as a tax, and where recourse is had to forced or compulsory labour for the execution of public works by chiefs who exercise administrative functions, the authority concerned shall first satisfy itself] that the work or the service is of present or imminent necessity;
- Body
- United Nations Human Rights Council
- Document type
- Resolution
- Person(s) affected
- All
- N.A.
- Year
- 2018
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Sendai Framework for Disaster Risk Reduction 2015–2030 2015, para. 31g
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- [To achieve this, it is important:] To promote and support the development of social safety nets as disaster risk reduction measures linked to and integrated with livelihood enhancement programmes in order to ensure resilience to shocks at the household and community levels;
- Body
- United Nations General Assembly
- Document type
- Resolution
- Person(s) affected
- N.A.
- Year
- 2015
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Fundamentalism and its impact on the rights to freedom of peaceful assembly and of association 2016, para. 6
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- Since the turn of the millennium, there has been a perceived rise in expressions of fundamentalism in many contexts across the world. Despite the frequent use of the term, "fundamentalism" remains a word that is rarely defined with any specificity. The origin of the term, and most dictionary definitions, centre on strict adherence to a specific set of religious principles. This definition - conjuring up images of religiously motivated terrorists and sectarian warfare, among others - is perhaps the one that comes to mind first for most people.
- Body
- Special Rapporteur on the rights to freedom of peaceful assembly and association
- Document type
- Special Procedures' report
- Person(s) affected
- N.A.
- Year
- 2016
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Financialization of housing and the right to adequate housing 2017, para. 34
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- Increased prices of housing and real estate assets have become key drivers in the creation of greater wealth inequality. Those who own property in prime urban locations have become richer, while lower-income households confronting the escalating costs of housing become poorer. Surveys of ultra-high-net-worth individuals show that more than half have increased the proportion of their investments allocated to residential properties, with the most common reasons being in order to sell at a later date and to provide a safe haven for wealth. The "economics of inequality", in fact, may be explained in large part by the inequalities of wealth generated by housing and real estate investments. Buying a home with a mortgage becomes a speculative investment depending on volatile financial markets, which may generate considerable wealth on leveraged equity or, alternatively, deprive households of a lifetime of savings.
- Body
- Special Rapporteur on adequate housing as a component of the right to an adequate standard of living
- Document type
- Special Procedures' report
- Person(s) affected
- N.A.
- Year
- 2017
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The World Bank and human rights 2015, para. 53
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- There are many reasons why a new approach is needed. The following six seem especially compelling.
- Body
- Special Rapporteur on extreme poverty and human rights
- Document type
- Special Procedures' report
- Person(s) affected
- N.A.
- Year
- 2015
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Integrating non-discrimination and equality into the post-2015 development agenda for water, sanitation and hygiene 2012, para. 59
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- Identifying and defining slums can pose a challenge for monitoring, but significant advances have been made in recent years, including by groups working with slum dweller organizations and through spatial analysis. Assessing slums by their spatial dimension - their location - could both yield more accurate data and serve as an effective link to planning. Indicators should be designed specifically for capturing the difference between slum and non-slum households. In addition, the definition of slums needs improvement; the best approach may be to use country definitions themselves. Those responsible for implementing major household surveys are encouraged to undertake special slum surveys, commit to oversampling in slum areas, and explore the use of data gathered by slum dweller organizations.
- Body
- Special Rapporteur on the human rights to safe drinking water and sanitation
- Document type
- Special Procedures' report
- Person(s) affected
- N.A.
- Year
- 2012
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Preventing and addressing violence and atrocities against minorities 2014, para. 69
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- The creation of community or neighbourhood watch and early warning mechanisms that enable at-risk communities to identify threats and quickly contact law enforcement authorities is another measure that has been put in place, including in Nigeria where violence and intercommunal tensions have been present. Having local "eyes and ears" to report potential incidents offers valuable, community-based, early warning potential, although it remains reliant on a rapid response by law enforcement bodies to alerts if it is to be effective.
- Body
- Special Rapporteur on minority issues
- Document type
- Special Procedures' report
- Person(s) affected
- All
- N.A.
- Year
- 2014
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Affordability of water and sanitation services 2015, para. 59
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- In some cases, household income or expenditure data is not available. In such cases, other indicators such as the type of access (for example, whether a small-scale facility is used), property value, size of the residence or geographical location can be used to evaluate the economic capacity of users.
- Body
- Special Rapporteur on the human rights to safe drinking water and sanitation
- Document type
- Special Procedures' report
- Person(s) affected
- N.A.
- Year
- 2015
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Different levels and types of services and the human rights to water and sanitation 2015, para. 47
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- There are, however, concerns from a human rights perspective. The construction of such systems may be technically difficult to install in and around existing buildings and infrastructure where urban settlements have not been adequately planned, such as in most informal settlements. In many developing countries, the sewerage network is only available in middle and high income areas. Leaving residents of low income areas and informal settlements without access to this service often entrenches inequalities.
- Body
- Special Rapporteur on the human rights to safe drinking water and sanitation
- Document type
- Special Procedures' report
- Person(s) affected
- N.A.
- Year
- 2015
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