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Access to justice for people living in poverty 2012, para. 96 | Aug 19, 2019 | Paragraph | [States should:] Ensure that lawyers and paralegals have access to people living in poverty who require their services in police stations, pretrial detention and prison facilities | Special Rapporteur on extreme poverty and human rights | Special Procedures' report |
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Access to justice for people living in poverty 2012, para. 96 | Aug 19, 2019 | Paragraph | [States should:] Review and reform detention and incarceration systems to ensure that they do not have a disproportionately harsh impact on those living in poverty | Special Rapporteur on extreme poverty and human rights | Special Procedures' report |
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Access to justice for people living in poverty 2012, para. 96 | Aug 19, 2019 | Paragraph | [States should:] Provide training and education programmes for judicial officers, judges, lawyers, prosecutors and the police focusing on the rights and particular needs of the poor | Special Rapporteur on extreme poverty and human rights | Special Procedures' report |
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Access to justice for people living in poverty 2012, para. 96 | Aug 19, 2019 | Paragraph | [States should:] Take positive measures to raise the capacity of poor and disadvantaged groups to ensure that they have full understanding of their rights and the means through which they can enforce them | Special Rapporteur on extreme poverty and human rights | Special Procedures' report |
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Access to justice for people living in poverty 2012, para. 93 | Aug 19, 2019 | Paragraph | The principle of the indivisibility and interdependence of human rights requires States to address a range of intersecting and mutually reinforcing deprivations and obstacles which prevent access to justice for the poorest. | Special Rapporteur on extreme poverty and human rights | Special Procedures' report |
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| 2012 | ||
The implementation of the right to social protection through the adoption of social protection floors 2014, para. 50 | Aug 19, 2019 | Paragraph | Future advocacy for social protection floors needs to acknowledge the lessons that are to be learned from past experience. First, the reality is that in many states the political will to eliminate poverty is lacking and, in the absence of a major change in priorities, the situation will at best improve only incrementally. Far from being a tragedy about which nothing can be done because of financial constraints, the persistence of extreme poverty is the result of a series of deliberate and conscious decisions by key actors who have chosen to prioritize other goals. Those living in poverty have been largely disempowered and their economic position reflects their political marginality. Extreme poverty remains a scourge which the international community has lamented at great length and with a collective gnashing of teeth, but that same community has all too often refused to take the measures required to eliminate the problem. Embracing the Social Protection Floor Initiative would constitute a compelling change of course and mark a genuinely new beginning in the struggle against extreme poverty. | Special Rapporteur on extreme poverty and human rights | Special Procedures' report |
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Unpaid care work and women's human rights 2013, para. 105 | Aug 19, 2019 | Paragraph | The development and distribution of affordable time and labour-saving and home-based technologies such as fuel-efficient stoves and grain mills is also crucial to reducing time spent on unpaid care in developing countries. Such technologies should be invested in and incentivized, guided by participatory needs assessments in disadvantaged communities, and costs should be subsidized to make them affordable for people living in poverty. | Special Rapporteur on extreme poverty and human rights | Special Procedures' report |
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Access to justice for people living in poverty 2012, para. 96 | Aug 19, 2019 | Paragraph | [States should:] Take measures to ensure broader criteria for standing in courts, allowing civil society organizations and national human rights institutions to bring cases on behalf of or in support of persons living in poverty | Special Rapporteur on extreme poverty and human rights | Special Procedures' report |
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Access to justice for people living in poverty 2012, para. 96 | Aug 19, 2019 | Paragraph | [States should:] Ensure access to free and competent civil legal assistance for persons living in poverty where the enjoyment of human rights - civil, political, economic, social and/or cultural - is at stake | Special Rapporteur on extreme poverty and human rights | Special Procedures' report |
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Access to justice for people living in poverty 2012, para. 96 | Aug 19, 2019 | Paragraph | [States should:] Ensure that persons living in poverty have practical and effective access to competent legal advice and assistance when needed for the protection of their human rights, including by making available sufficient resources to provide high-quality legal aid | Special Rapporteur on extreme poverty and human rights | Special Procedures' report |
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Access to justice for people living in poverty 2012, para. 96 | Aug 19, 2019 | Paragraph | [States should:] Ensure maximum use of available resources to provide progressively prompt and effective procedures to allow persons living in poverty to seek financial assistance to cover travel, accommodation and other costs associated with engaging with the justice system | Special Rapporteur on extreme poverty and human rights | Special Procedures' report |
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Access to justice for people living in poverty 2012, para. 96 | Aug 19, 2019 | Paragraph | [States should:] Sensitize all justice service providers to the rights, needs and constraints of persons living in poverty, particularly the most vulnerable groups, by addressing negative stereotypes of the poor, including through performance evaluation, education and sensitizing the media | Special Rapporteur on extreme poverty and human rights | Special Procedures' report |
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Access to justice for people living in poverty 2012, para. 96 | Aug 19, 2019 | Paragraph | [States should:] Ensure that adequate accountability mechanisms are in place to investigate and remedy any abuse or discrimination by law enforcement or judicial officers against persons living in poverty | Special Rapporteur on extreme poverty and human rights | Special Procedures' report |
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Access to justice for people living in poverty 2012, para. 94 | Aug 19, 2019 | Paragraph | It is crucial to construct an inclusive justice system that is close to the people, both socially and geographically. Ensuring access to justice for the poor requires well-functioning judicial systems and laws that do not solely reflect the interests of wealthy and more powerful groups but also take into account income and power imbalances. Reforms must be implemented with the effective and meaningful participation of persons living in poverty. | Special Rapporteur on extreme poverty and human rights | Special Procedures' report |
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Human rights based approach to recovery from the global economic and financial crises, with a focus on those living in poverty 2011, para. 88 | Aug 19, 2019 | Paragraph | The sheer surprise with which the most recent crises took the international community is telling not only of the rapidity of transmission of the crises, but of the inability of States to predict and prepare for shocks and to understand the multiple dimensions of poverty. In order to better inform policy debates on how best to prioritize the human rights of the most vulnerable and disadvantaged, States need to be able to identify them more accurately and efficiently and to assess their needs. To this end, States should work towards creating mechanisms that provide better information about the incidence and substance of deprivation and inequality. This includes instituting means of gathering larger quantities of better quality disaggregated data on the impact of the crises and of recovery policies. Data should be disaggregated according to several dimensions, such as gender, age, geographical location, ethnicity and health status. It is also crucial that, in the face of rising food prices, States monitor in a timely manner the development of local food prices in order to ensure prompt and appropriate policy responses. | Special Rapporteur on extreme poverty and human rights | Special Procedures' report |
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Penalization of people living in poverty 2011, para. 82d | Aug 19, 2019 | Paragraph | [In this context, the Special Rapporteur wishes to present the following recommendations:] States shall create an enabling environment to facilitate the participation of persons living in poverty in public life and in the decisions affecting their lives. To this end, States must identify and address the institutional impediments which prevent vulnerable and marginalized groups from fully participating in decision-making processes; | Special Rapporteur on extreme poverty and human rights | Special Procedures' report |
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Penalization of people living in poverty 2011, para. 82b | Aug 19, 2019 | Paragraph | [In this context, the Special Rapporteur wishes to present the following recommendations:] In order to deter future discrimination, comprehensive anti discrimination legislation in relation to persons living in poverty must be adopted. States shall ensure that discrimination on the basis of economic and social status is prohibited by law and the law applied by courts; | Special Rapporteur on extreme poverty and human rights | Special Procedures' report |
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Penalization of people living in poverty 2011, para. 76 | Aug 19, 2019 | Paragraph | Rather than penalizing the poorest for their situation, States must take positive measures to bring down the legal, economic, social and administrative barriers that persons living in poverty face in gaining access to food, shelter, employment, education and health services, and which prevent them from enjoying their economic, social and cultural rights on an equal footing with the rest of the population and as part of an inclusive community. | Special Rapporteur on extreme poverty and human rights | Special Procedures' report |
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Penalization of people living in poverty 2011, para. 75 | Aug 19, 2019 | Paragraph | Measures that result in the penalization of those living in poverty do nothing to tackle the root causes of poverty and social exclusion. They serve only to entrench further the multiple deprivations faced by those living in poverty and create barriers to poverty reduction and social inclusion. Consequently, they greatly undermine the ability of States to comply with their obligations to respect, protect and fulfil human rights. | Special Rapporteur on extreme poverty and human rights | Special Procedures' report |
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Penalization of people living in poverty 2011, para. 72 | Aug 19, 2019 | Paragraph | Poverty is a complex, multifaceted condition, which is only exacerbated and perpetuated by measures that directly or indirectly punish, segregate, control and undermine the autonomy of persons living in poverty. Such measures greatly impair the ability of persons living in poverty to enjoy a wide range of human rights and freedoms, deepening and prolonging the cycle of poverty and exclusion. | Special Rapporteur on extreme poverty and human rights | Special Procedures' report |
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The right to participation of people living in poverty 2013, para. 80 | Aug 19, 2019 | Paragraph | People living in poverty are entitled to participate in the design, implementation and monitoring of poverty interventions and other policies, programmes and interventions that affect their lives, and to hold duty bearers accountable. Looking at participation through the prism of human rights norms and principles, it is possible to elucidate the approach and actions necessary to ensure the effective and meaningful participation of people living in poverty. | Special Rapporteur on extreme poverty and human rights | Special Procedures' report |
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Access to justice for people living in poverty 2012, para. 96 | Aug 19, 2019 | Paragraph | [States should:] Expand the geographical reach of the justice system (police, prosecutors, courts, legal aid, etc.) in particular in rural and remote areas, by: Considering innovative measures such as mobile courts, one-stop justice shops, street clinics and homeless courts to increase practical access to justice for persons living in poverty, particularly the homeless and those living in rural communities | Special Rapporteur on extreme poverty and human rights | Special Procedures' report |
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Penalization of people living in poverty 2011, para. 82f | Aug 19, 2019 | Paragraph | [In this context, the Special Rapporteur wishes to present the following recommendations:] States must ensure that all criminal and regulatory policies comply with human rights standards, including the principles of equality and non discrimination and the presumption of innocence. Laws which specifically target the particular behaviours and actions of persons living in poverty amount to discrimination on the basis of economic and social status, and shall be repealed; | Special Rapporteur on extreme poverty and human rights | Special Procedures' report |
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The importance of social protection measures in achieving Millennium Development Goals (MDGs) 2010, para. 97 | Aug 19, 2019 | Paragraph | The fact that social protection initiatives worldwide are contributing to the achievement of all Millennium Development Goals is well known and widely accepted. Social protection, in particular social assistance, has the potential to improve the living conditions of those living in extreme poverty and to facilitate their enjoyment of various human rights, in particular the right to an adequate standard of living and to social security. | Special Rapporteur on extreme poverty and human rights | Special Procedures' report |
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Human rights based approach to recovery from the global economic and financial crises, with a focus on those living in poverty 2011, para. 91 | Aug 19, 2019 | Paragraph | Increasing participation in policymaking allows States to assess more adequately the root causes of deprivation in any given community, the structural challenges to poverty alleviation, the local cultural, ethnic or societal obstacles to successful poverty reduction, and the best means of reaching the most vulnerable. It therefore increases the likelihood that policies will be effective in reaching the poorest members and segments of society and will improve their degree of enjoyment of human rights. | Special Rapporteur on extreme poverty and human rights | Special Procedures' report |
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Human rights based approach to recovery from the global economic and financial crises, with a focus on those living in poverty 2011, para. 85 | Aug 19, 2019 | Paragraph | Enhancing regulation requires States to take collective action and to provide international assistance and cooperation (see paragraphs 94-99 below). It is critically important that States reach a consensus on regulatory actions to improve the functioning and transparency of financial commodity markets in order to curb financial speculation and excessive commodity price volatility, which directly affect the enjoyment of the right to food by those living in poverty. | Special Rapporteur on extreme poverty and human rights | Special Procedures' report |
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Human rights based approach to recovery from the global economic and financial crises, with a focus on those living in poverty 2011, para. 62 | Aug 19, 2019 | Paragraph | Reducing poverty and promoting social inclusion require not only comprehensive national strategies but also international collective action to ensure equitable international regulatory measures and international assistance and cooperation. Particularly pressing is the need to address widespread food insecurity and rising food prices. Strategies that support rural development, promote sustainable food production and reduce volatility in commodity markets must be a priority for States at both the national and international levels. | Special Rapporteur on extreme poverty and human rights | Special Procedures' report |
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Penalization of people living in poverty 2011, para. 82i (ii) | Aug 19, 2019 | Paragraph | [In this context, the Special Rapporteur wishes to present the following recommendations:] States must only have recourse to detention and incarceration when it is necessary to meet a pressing societal need, and in a manner proportionate to that need. States must ensure that arrest or detention does not disproportionately affect those living in poverty. To this end, States shall: Ensure that to the greatest possible extent, bail processes take into account the economic and societal circumstances of persons living in poverty. | Special Rapporteur on extreme poverty and human rights | Special Procedures' report |
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Penalization of people living in poverty 2011, para. 81 | Aug 19, 2019 | Paragraph | Considering that detention, incarceration and institutionalization have such extensive and long-lasting negative effects on persons living in poverty, States must only have recourse to deprivation of liberty insofar as it is necessary to meet a pressing societal need, and in a manner proportionate to that need. The poorest and most vulnerable individuals in detention must have equal access to free, fair and efficient court procedures, and must enjoy the same rights to humane conditions and respectful treatment as more affluent segments of society. | Special Rapporteur on extreme poverty and human rights | Special Procedures' report |
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Access to justice for people living in poverty 2012, para. 96 | Aug 19, 2019 | Paragraph | [States should:] Allow and support collective litigation when structural or systemic issues affect the rights of persons living in poverty | Special Rapporteur on extreme poverty and human rights | Special Procedures' report |
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