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Title | Date added | Template | Body | Legal status | Document type | Year | Document code | Original document | Paragraph text | Thematics | Topic(s) | Person(s) affected | Year |
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The right to participation of people living in poverty | Aug 19, 2019 | Document | Special Rapporteur on extreme poverty and human rights | Non-negotiated soft law | Special Procedures' report | 2013 | A/HRC/23/36 | ||||||
Access to justice for people living in poverty | Aug 19, 2019 | Document | Special Rapporteur on extreme poverty and human rights | Non-negotiated soft law | Special Procedures' report | 2012 | A/67/278 | ||||||
Marginality of economic and social rights | Aug 19, 2019 | Document | Special Rapporteur on extreme poverty and human rights | Non-negotiated soft law | Special Procedures' report | 2016 | A/HRC/32/31 | ||||||
The World Bank and human rights | Aug 19, 2019 | Document | Special Rapporteur on extreme poverty and human rights | Non-negotiated soft law | Special Procedures' report | 2015 | A/70/274 | ||||||
Taxation and human rightss | Aug 19, 2019 | Document | Special Rapporteur on extreme poverty and human rights | Non-negotiated soft law | Special Procedures' report | 2014 | A/HRC/26/28 | ||||||
Social protection and old age poverty | Aug 19, 2019 | Document | Special Rapporteur on extreme poverty and human rights | Non-negotiated soft law | Special Procedures' report | 2010 | A/HRC/14/31 | ||||||
The importance of social protection measures in achieving Millennium Development Goals (MDGs) | Aug 19, 2019 | Document | Special Rapporteur on extreme poverty and human rights | Non-negotiated soft law | Special Procedures' report | 2010 | A/65/259 | ||||||
Unpaid care work and women's human rights | Aug 19, 2019 | Document | Special Rapporteur on extreme poverty and human rights | Non-negotiated soft law | Special Procedures' report | 2013 | A/68/293 | ||||||
Human rights based approach to recovery from the global economic and financial crises, with a focus on those living in poverty | Aug 19, 2019 | Document | Special Rapporteur on extreme poverty and human rights | Non-negotiated soft law | Special Procedures' report | 2011 | A/HRC/17/34 | ||||||
Penalization of people living in poverty | Aug 19, 2019 | Document | Special Rapporteur on extreme poverty and human rights | Non-negotiated soft law | Special Procedures' report | 2011 | A/66/265 | ||||||
Extreme poverty and human rights on universal basic income | Aug 19, 2019 | Document | Special Rapporteur on extreme poverty and human rights | Non-negotiated soft law | Special Procedures' report | 2017 | A/HRC/35/26 | ||||||
The UN responsibility for the cholera outbreak in Haiti | Aug 19, 2019 | Document | Special Rapporteur on extreme poverty and human rights | Non-negotiated soft law | Special Procedures' report | 2016 | A/71/367 | ||||||
The implementation of the right to social protection through the adoption of social protection floors | Aug 19, 2019 | Document | Special Rapporteur on extreme poverty and human rights | Non-negotiated soft law | Special Procedures' report | 2014 | A/69/297 | ||||||
Extreme inequality and human rights | Aug 19, 2019 | Document | Special Rapporteur on extreme poverty and human rights | Non-negotiated soft law | Special Procedures' report | 2015 | A/HRC/29/31 | ||||||
Extreme poverty and human rights on universal basic income 2017, para. 3 | Aug 19, 2019 | Paragraph | Special Rapporteur on extreme poverty and human rights | Non-negotiated soft law | Special Procedures' report | The fundamental values of the international human rights system are under attack in new and diverse ways in 2017. While competing explanations have been proffered, one that is included in most lists is that there is a rapidly growing sense of economic insecurity afflicting large segments of many societies. There is an increasing feeling of being exposed, vulnerable, overwhelmed and helpless, and of being systematically marginalized, both economically and socially. This situation, which previously seemed to be a fate reserved only for those living in low-income countries or in extreme poverty in high- and middle-income countries, now afflicts not just the unemployed and the underemployed, but also the precariously employed and those likely to be rendered unemployed in the foreseeable future as a result of various developments. Many of these individuals previously enjoyed a modicum of security and respect and felt that they had a stake in the overall system of government. As the new insecurity has ballooned and affected ever-greater numbers, many mainstream political parties have either remained oblivious, or have offered solutions that have only exacerbated the problems, further undermining faith in electoral democracy. |
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Access to justice for people living in poverty 2012, para. 96 | Aug 19, 2019 | Paragraph | Special Rapporteur on extreme poverty and human rights | Non-negotiated soft law | Special Procedures' report | [States should:] Ensure that serious crimes, including gender-based crimes or sexual violence, are dealt with within the formal justice system |
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Access to justice for people living in poverty 2012, para. 45 | Aug 19, 2019 | Paragraph | Special Rapporteur on extreme poverty and human rights | Non-negotiated soft law | Special Procedures' report | Often, police officers, court staff and other justice sector personnel reflect the discriminatory attitudes of the wider society and are not adequately trained to perform their roles without discrimination or bias against persons living in poverty. |
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Extreme poverty and human rights on universal basic income 2017, para. 73 | Aug 19, 2019 | Paragraph | Special Rapporteur on extreme poverty and human rights | Non-negotiated soft law | Special Procedures' report | Fifth, proponents of a basic income need to ensure that particular schemes to implement the concept are not narrowly linked to citizenship at the expense of all others who are part of the community. |
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Extreme poverty and human rights on universal basic income 2017, para. 68 | Aug 19, 2019 | Paragraph | Special Rapporteur on extreme poverty and human rights | Non-negotiated soft law | Special Procedures' report | How then should human rights actors and institutions respond to the crisis of economic insecurity and the phenomena associated with it? And where might a campaign to achieve a basic income fit into the overall equation? |
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Extreme poverty and human rights on universal basic income 2017, para. 57 | Aug 19, 2019 | Paragraph | Special Rapporteur on extreme poverty and human rights | Non-negotiated soft law | Special Procedures' report | Finally, a simulation for the region of Catalonia, in Spain, suggests that a basic annual income of €7,968 for those aged over 18 and of €1,594 for minors would require a 49.57 per cent flat tax rate and extra financing of €7 billion. |
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Extreme poverty and human rights on universal basic income 2017, para. 54 | Aug 19, 2019 | Paragraph | Special Rapporteur on extreme poverty and human rights | Non-negotiated soft law | Special Procedures' report | But how would these expenditures be paid for? Piachaud notes that a full basic income that “replaces social security is far more costly than social security, and this has to be paid for from higher taxes on all incomes with far-reaching economic consequences”. |
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Extreme poverty and human rights on universal basic income 2017, para. 28 | Aug 19, 2019 | Paragraph | Special Rapporteur on extreme poverty and human rights | Non-negotiated soft law | Special Procedures' report | Van Parijs and Vanderborght acknowledge, however, that while Green parties in Europe and the United States are generally supportive of basic income, the concept does not draw strong support from socialist, Christian Democrat or liberal parties. |
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Extreme poverty and human rights on universal basic income 2017, para. 11 | Aug 19, 2019 | Paragraph | Special Rapporteur on extreme poverty and human rights | Non-negotiated soft law | Special Procedures' report | Under a basic income system, regular payments would be made to recipients, for example on a monthly basis. Predictability and continuity ensure that redistributive and poverty-reducing goals are met, whereas one-time only payments or lump sums do not ensure a consistent floor. |
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Extreme poverty and human rights on universal basic income 2017, para. 1 | Aug 19, 2019 | Paragraph | Special Rapporteur on extreme poverty and human rights | Non-negotiated soft law | Special Procedures' report | The present report is submitted in accordance with Human Rights Council resolution 26/3 and is the third report submitted to the Council by Philip Alston in his capacity as Special Rapporteur on extreme poverty and human rights. |
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Marginality of economic and social rights 2016, para. 41 | Aug 19, 2019 | Paragraph | Special Rapporteur on extreme poverty and human rights | Non-negotiated soft law | Special Procedures' report | All three branches of government offer potential accountability mechanisms for economic and social rights claims. The legislature is, of course, central in terms of its ability to adopt legislation that mandates attention to such rights or that responds to violations. There have also been important initiatives in terms of establishing parliamentary human rights committees and institutionalizing review of draft legislation to ensure compliance with human rights law. In terms of the executive, government officials can monitor economic and social rights realization and incorporate those rights into policymaking and implementation mechanisms. State agencies are also often a logical locus for complaints mechanisms, although they remain strongly underresearched in the economic and social rights field. While national human rights institutions are potentially relevant, studies indicate that they have played a very minor role, not just in terms of economic and social rights promotion, as noted above, but also in achieving accountability. The main exception in that regard relates to the role of ombuds institutions, which could be much more engaged on matters of economic and social rights than they are, even though their powers generally fall short of being able to provide direct remedies. |
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The UN responsibility for the cholera outbreak in Haiti 2016, para. 88 | Aug 19, 2019 | Paragraph | Special Rapporteur on extreme poverty and human rights | Non-negotiated soft law | Special Procedures' report | The Haitian authorities, including the present interim Government, needs to overcome the reluctance of previous Governments to press the international community to ensure that the human rights of its citizens are upheld. |
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The UN responsibility for the cholera outbreak in Haiti 2016, para. 86 | Aug 19, 2019 | Paragraph | Special Rapporteur on extreme poverty and human rights | Non-negotiated soft law | Special Procedures' report | In line with the Deputy Secretary-General's statement, the process should reflect a new-found commitment to consulting with all stakeholders on as transparent a basis as possible. |
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The UN responsibility for the cholera outbreak in Haiti 2016, para. 82 | Aug 19, 2019 | Paragraph | Special Rapporteur on extreme poverty and human rights | Non-negotiated soft law | Special Procedures' report | The present report is not the appropriate context in which to spell out in detail what remains to be done to right the wrongs that have occurred. But it is possible to sketch in broad outline the principal steps that are required. |
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The UN responsibility for the cholera outbreak in Haiti 2016, para. 81 | Aug 19, 2019 | Paragraph | Special Rapporteur on extreme poverty and human rights | Non-negotiated soft law | Special Procedures' report | Third, there is now a much stronger commitment to taking the rule of law seriously in the context of the approach adopted within the United Nations itself, and this needs to be reflected in the legal response to cholera in Haiti. |
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The UN responsibility for the cholera outbreak in Haiti 2016, para. 77 | Aug 19, 2019 | Paragraph | Special Rapporteur on extreme poverty and human rights | Non-negotiated soft law | Special Procedures' report | Unless the new approach also includes a revised legal policy, it will entrench a precedent according to which the United Nations will never in the future accept legal responsibility, no matter how horrendous the facts. That will be the ultimate ongoing travesty of justice. |
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