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The right to participation of people living in poverty

Body
Special Rapporteur on extreme poverty and human rights
Legal status
Non-negotiated soft law
Document type
Special Procedures' report
Year
2013
Document code
A/HRC/23/36
Date added
Aug 19, 2019
Document

Access to justice for people living in poverty

Body
Special Rapporteur on extreme poverty and human rights
Legal status
Non-negotiated soft law
Document type
Special Procedures' report
Year
2012
Document code
A/67/278
Date added
Aug 19, 2019
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Marginality of economic and social rights

Body
Special Rapporteur on extreme poverty and human rights
Legal status
Non-negotiated soft law
Document type
Special Procedures' report
Year
2016
Document code
A/HRC/32/31
Date added
Aug 19, 2019
Document

The World Bank and human rights

Body
Special Rapporteur on extreme poverty and human rights
Legal status
Non-negotiated soft law
Document type
Special Procedures' report
Year
2015
Document code
A/70/274
Date added
Aug 19, 2019
Document

Taxation and human rightss

Body
Special Rapporteur on extreme poverty and human rights
Legal status
Non-negotiated soft law
Document type
Special Procedures' report
Year
2014
Document code
A/HRC/26/28
Date added
Aug 19, 2019
Document

Social protection and old age poverty

Body
Special Rapporteur on extreme poverty and human rights
Legal status
Non-negotiated soft law
Document type
Special Procedures' report
Year
2010
Document code
A/HRC/14/31
Date added
Aug 19, 2019
Document

The importance of social protection measures in achieving Millennium Development Goals (MDGs)

Body
Special Rapporteur on extreme poverty and human rights
Legal status
Non-negotiated soft law
Document type
Special Procedures' report
Year
2010
Document code
A/65/259
Date added
Aug 19, 2019
Document

Unpaid care work and women's human rights

Body
Special Rapporteur on extreme poverty and human rights
Legal status
Non-negotiated soft law
Document type
Special Procedures' report
Year
2013
Document code
A/68/293
Date added
Aug 19, 2019
Document

Human rights based approach to recovery from the global economic and financial crises, with a focus on those living in poverty

Body
Special Rapporteur on extreme poverty and human rights
Legal status
Non-negotiated soft law
Document type
Special Procedures' report
Year
2011
Document code
A/HRC/17/34
Date added
Aug 19, 2019
Document

Penalization of people living in poverty

Body
Special Rapporteur on extreme poverty and human rights
Legal status
Non-negotiated soft law
Document type
Special Procedures' report
Year
2011
Document code
A/66/265
Date added
Aug 19, 2019
Document

Extreme poverty and human rights on universal basic income

Body
Special Rapporteur on extreme poverty and human rights
Legal status
Non-negotiated soft law
Document type
Special Procedures' report
Year
2017
Document code
A/HRC/35/26
Date added
Aug 19, 2019
Document

The UN responsibility for the cholera outbreak in Haiti

Body
Special Rapporteur on extreme poverty and human rights
Legal status
Non-negotiated soft law
Document type
Special Procedures' report
Year
2016
Document code
A/71/367
Date added
Aug 19, 2019
Document

The implementation of the right to social protection through the adoption of social protection floors

Body
Special Rapporteur on extreme poverty and human rights
Legal status
Non-negotiated soft law
Document type
Special Procedures' report
Year
2014
Document code
A/69/297
Date added
Aug 19, 2019
Document

Extreme inequality and human rights

Body
Special Rapporteur on extreme poverty and human rights
Legal status
Non-negotiated soft law
Document type
Special Procedures' report
Year
2015
Document code
A/HRC/29/31
Date added
Aug 19, 2019
Document

Extreme poverty and human rights on universal basic income 2017, para. 3

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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.
Body
Special Rapporteur on extreme poverty and human rights
Document type
Special Procedures' report
Topic(s)
  • Equality & Inclusion
  • Governance & Rule of Law
  • Poverty
Person(s) affected
  • All
Year
2017
Date added
Aug 19, 2019
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Access to justice for people living in poverty 2012, para. 96

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[States should:] Ensure that serious crimes, including gender-based crimes or sexual violence, are dealt with within the formal justice system
Body
Special Rapporteur on extreme poverty and human rights
Document type
Special Procedures' report
Topic(s)
  • Gender
  • Violence
Person(s) affected
  • N.A.
Year
2012
Date added
Aug 19, 2019
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Access to justice for people living in poverty 2012, para. 45

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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.
Body
Special Rapporteur on extreme poverty and human rights
Document type
Special Procedures' report
Topic(s)
  • Equality & Inclusion
  • Poverty
Person(s) affected
  • All
Year
2012
Date added
Aug 19, 2019
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Extreme poverty and human rights on universal basic income 2017, para. 73

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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.
Body
Special Rapporteur on extreme poverty and human rights
Document type
Special Procedures' report
Person(s) affected
  • N.A.
Year
2017
Date added
Aug 19, 2019
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Extreme poverty and human rights on universal basic income 2017, para. 68

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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?
Body
Special Rapporteur on extreme poverty and human rights
Document type
Special Procedures' report
Topic(s)
  • Economic Rights
  • Governance & Rule of Law
  • Humanitarian
Person(s) affected
  • N.A.
Year
2017
Date added
Aug 19, 2019
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Extreme poverty and human rights on universal basic income 2017, para. 57

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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.
Body
Special Rapporteur on extreme poverty and human rights
Document type
Special Procedures' report
Topic(s)
  • Economic Rights
  • Governance & Rule of Law
  • Social & Cultural Rights
Year
2017
Date added
Aug 19, 2019
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Extreme poverty and human rights on universal basic income 2017, para. 54

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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”.
Body
Special Rapporteur on extreme poverty and human rights
Document type
Special Procedures' report
Topic(s)
  • Social & Cultural Rights
Person(s) affected
  • N.A.
Year
2017
Date added
Aug 19, 2019
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Extreme poverty and human rights on universal basic income 2017, para. 28

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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.
Body
Special Rapporteur on extreme poverty and human rights
Document type
Special Procedures' report
Topic(s)
  • Economic Rights
  • Governance & Rule of Law
Person(s) affected
  • N.A.
Year
2017
Date added
Aug 19, 2019
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Extreme poverty and human rights on universal basic income 2017, para. 11

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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.
Body
Special Rapporteur on extreme poverty and human rights
Document type
Special Procedures' report
Topic(s)
  • Economic Rights
  • Governance & Rule of Law
  • Poverty
Person(s) affected
  • N.A.
Year
2017
Date added
Aug 19, 2019
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Extreme poverty and human rights on universal basic income 2017, para. 1

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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.
Body
Special Rapporteur on extreme poverty and human rights
Document type
Special Procedures' report
Topic(s)
  • Governance & Rule of Law
  • Poverty
Person(s) affected
  • N.A.
Year
2017
Date added
Aug 19, 2019
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Marginality of economic and social rights 2016, para. 41

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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.
Body
Special Rapporteur on extreme poverty and human rights
Document type
Special Procedures' report
Topic(s)
  • Governance & Rule of Law
  • Social & Cultural Rights
Person(s) affected
  • N.A.
Year
2016
Date added
Aug 19, 2019
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The UN responsibility for the cholera outbreak in Haiti 2016, para. 88

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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.
Body
Special Rapporteur on extreme poverty and human rights
Document type
Special Procedures' report
Topic(s)
  • Governance & Rule of Law
  • Humanitarian
Person(s) affected
  • N.A.
Year
2016
Date added
Aug 19, 2019
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The UN responsibility for the cholera outbreak in Haiti 2016, para. 86

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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.
Body
Special Rapporteur on extreme poverty and human rights
Document type
Special Procedures' report
Topic(s)
  • Governance & Rule of Law
Person(s) affected
  • N.A.
Year
2016
Date added
Aug 19, 2019
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The UN responsibility for the cholera outbreak in Haiti 2016, para. 82

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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.
Body
Special Rapporteur on extreme poverty and human rights
Document type
Special Procedures' report
Topic(s)
  • Equality & Inclusion
Person(s) affected
  • All
Year
2016
Date added
Aug 19, 2019
Paragraph

The UN responsibility for the cholera outbreak in Haiti 2016, para. 81

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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.
Body
Special Rapporteur on extreme poverty and human rights
Document type
Special Procedures' report
Topic(s)
  • Governance & Rule of Law
  • Health
Year
2016
Date added
Aug 19, 2019
Paragraph

The UN responsibility for the cholera outbreak in Haiti 2016, para. 77

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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.
Body
Special Rapporteur on extreme poverty and human rights
Document type
Special Procedures' report
Topic(s)
  • Governance & Rule of Law
Person(s) affected
  • All
  • N.A.
Year
2016
Date added
Aug 19, 2019
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The UN responsibility for the cholera outbreak in Haiti 2016, para. 46

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Before addressing the major practical concerns that have been used to justify the abdication approach, it is important to emphasize that there is broad agreement in relation to the key principles that are at stake, even if controversy about their application remains.
Body
Special Rapporteur on extreme poverty and human rights
Document type
Special Procedures' report
Topic(s)
  • Governance & Rule of Law
Person(s) affected
  • N.A.
Year
2016
Date added
Aug 19, 2019
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Extreme inequality and human rights 2015, para. 55

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However, in reading the jurisprudence generated by most of the treaty bodies, it is difficult to escape certain conclusions. First, article 3 of the International Covenants on Human Rights, which asserts equal rights for men and women, has perhaps not been given its fullest reading, especially in terms of access to resources. Second, for all of the attention given to affirmative obligations to eliminate discrimination, much of the work of the treaty bodies seems unduly confined to a focus on specific violations of non-discrimination. Linked to this is a reluctance to develop notions of distributive equality, which has been much debated in the literature, and would give an important added dimension to the effort to combat extreme inequality. Third, the right to equality needs to be given greater attention so that it is able to add substantively to the jurisprudence of international human rights bodies in ways that it has not, thus far. Finally, the Committee on Economic, Social and Cultural Rights has to date done all too little in practice, as opposed to its analysis in general comments, to explore what might be involved in the prohibitions in article 2 (2) of the International Covenant on Economic, Social and Cultural Rights against discrimination based on social origin, property or birth.
Body
Special Rapporteur on extreme poverty and human rights
Document type
Special Procedures' report
Topic(s)
  • Equality & Inclusion
  • Governance & Rule of Law
Person(s) affected
  • Men
  • Women
Year
2015
Date added
Aug 19, 2019
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Extreme inequality and human rights 2015, para. 36

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Although one of the Open Working Group's proposed goals is aimed at reducing inequalities, the Special Rapporteur has observed that human rights norms are almost absent from the proposal (see A/69/297, paras. 45-49). In his synthesis report the Secretary-General attributed far greater importance to them, although he did not explicitly discuss the relationship between inequalities and human rights. The link was however acknowledged in statements calling for a future free from poverty and built on human rights, equality and sustainability, a post-2015 agenda built on the principles of human rights and the rule of law, equality and sustainability, and again in the linking of the challenges of reinforcing human rights, equality and sustainability (see A/69/700, paras. 18, 49 and 82). More generally, the Secretary-General underscored the need to continue to remedy the policy incoherence between current modes of international governance in matters of trade, finance and investment on the one hand, and the norms and standards for labour, the environment, human rights, equality and sustainability on the other (ibid., para. 95). He also acknowledged an indirect link between human rights and inequality by juxtaposing the value of dignity with deepening inequality, thus implying that inequality undermined human dignity.
Body
Special Rapporteur on extreme poverty and human rights
Document type
Special Procedures' report
Topic(s)
  • Environment
  • Equality & Inclusion
  • Governance & Rule of Law
Person(s) affected
  • N.A.
Year
2015
Date added
Aug 19, 2019
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The World Bank and human rights 2015, para. 65

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However, the use of a human rights framework and discourse actually makes an enormous difference, which is of course precisely why the Bank is so resistant to using it and so attached to the never-ending search for surrogate language that enables it to get at the same concerns. Human rights provides a context and a detailed and balanced framework; it invokes the specific legal obligations that States have agreed upon in the various human rights treaties; it emphasizes that certain values are non-negotiable; it brings a degree of normative certainty; and it brings into the discussion the carefully negotiated elaborations of the meaning of specific rights that have emerged from decades of reflection, discussion and adjudication. Even more importantly, the language of rights recognizes the dignity and agency of all individuals (regardless of race, gender, social status, age, disability or any other distinguishing factor) and it is intentionally empowering. Whether in the home, the village, school or workplace, or in the political marketplace of ideas, it makes a difference if one is calling for the realization of agreed human rights to equality or to water, rather than merely making a general request or demand, and human rights are inseparable from the notion of accountability. Where rights are ignored or violated, there must be accountability.
Body
Special Rapporteur on extreme poverty and human rights
Document type
Special Procedures' report
Topic(s)
  • Equality & Inclusion
  • Governance & Rule of Law
Person(s) affected
  • All
Year
2015
Date added
Aug 19, 2019
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The World Bank and human rights 2015, para. 47

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On various occasions, senior Bank officials have warned of the dire consequences that would follow if the Bank were to become some sort of global policeman, responsible for enforcing respect for human rights by its client Governments. Because of the sanctions mentality described above, that fear is not altogether unfounded.
Body
Special Rapporteur on extreme poverty and human rights
Document type
Special Procedures' report
Topic(s)
  • Governance & Rule of Law
Year
2015
Date added
Aug 19, 2019
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The World Bank and human rights 2015, para. 45

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While it was clearly not intended as such, the most significant impact of the decision was probably to convince an even larger number of countries that the Bank should indeed be kept away from human rights issues for fear that it would start to apply sanctions more broadly and in an equally unpredictable and ad hoc manner.
Body
Special Rapporteur on extreme poverty and human rights
Document type
Special Procedures' report
Topic(s)
  • Governance & Rule of Law
Person(s) affected
  • N.A.
Year
2015
Date added
Aug 19, 2019
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The World Bank and human rights 2015, para. 31

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The systematic avoidance of human rights language, frameworks and institutions in the context of Bank projects on gender-based violence is replicated in most other areas of its activities, although there have been some exceptions over past decades in areas such as HIV/AIDS and some gender-related projects.
Body
Special Rapporteur on extreme poverty and human rights
Document type
Special Procedures' report
Topic(s)
  • Gender
  • Governance & Rule of Law
  • Health
  • Violence
Person(s) affected
  • N.A.
Year
2015
Date added
Aug 19, 2019
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The World Bank and human rights 2015, para. 28

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Other valuable research on human rights topics has also been published under World Bank auspices with funds from the Nordic Trust Fund, specially set up for the purpose. The Special Rapporteur is not, however, aware of significant internal policy impact resulting from those publications.
Body
Special Rapporteur on extreme poverty and human rights
Document type
Special Procedures' report
Topic(s)
  • Governance & Rule of Law
Person(s) affected
  • N.A.
Year
2015
Date added
Aug 19, 2019
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The World Bank and human rights 2015, para. 15

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The opinion begins with definitions. First, the criminal justice sector is expansively defined, thus potentially enabling the Bank to undertake broad-ranging activities under that rubric. The definition includes "human rights and ombudsman's offices," but in practice those will presumably fall foul of the political prohibition.
Body
Special Rapporteur on extreme poverty and human rights
Document type
Special Procedures' report
Topic(s)
  • Governance & Rule of Law
Person(s) affected
  • N.A.
Year
2015
Date added
Aug 19, 2019
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The World Bank and human rights 2015, para. 5

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The World Bank does not have a single comprehensive human rights policy. Rather, it has many different and competing approaches to the issue. For analytical purposes it can be seen to have adopted different human rights policies in each of the following contexts: legal policy, public relations, policy analysis, operations and safeguards.
Body
Special Rapporteur on extreme poverty and human rights
Document type
Special Procedures' report
Topic(s)
  • Governance & Rule of Law
Person(s) affected
  • N.A.
Year
2015
Date added
Aug 19, 2019
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Taxation and human rightss 2014, para. 81d

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[For the above-mentioned purpose, States should:] Develop a system for more systematic and regular exchange of information between tax authorities, laying the foundations for an eventual multilateral, global system of automatic tax information exchange;
Body
Special Rapporteur on extreme poverty and human rights
Document type
Special Procedures' report
Topic(s)
  • Economic Rights
  • Governance & Rule of Law
Person(s) affected
  • N.A.
Year
2014
Date added
Aug 19, 2019
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Taxation and human rightss 2014, para. 81c

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[For the above-mentioned purpose, States should:] Provide, when in a position and requested to do so, funding and technical assistance to strengthen the capacity of tax authorities in less developed countries to collect taxes and to adhere to international agreements that benefit them;
Body
Special Rapporteur on extreme poverty and human rights
Document type
Special Procedures' report
Topic(s)
  • Governance & Rule of Law
Person(s) affected
  • N.A.
Year
2014
Date added
Aug 19, 2019
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The right to participation of people living in poverty 2013, para. 86a (i)

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[In order to comply with their human rights obligations regarding the right to participation, the Special Rapporteur recommends States undertake the following actions:] Legal and institutional framework: Adopt a legal framework that includes the explicit right of individuals and groups to participate in the design, implementation and evaluation of any policy, programme or strategy that affects their rights, at the local, national and international levels. This should include: a. Putting in place operational guidelines, policies and capacity-strengthening measures to enable public officials to apply these laws, and ensuring that these are adaptable to different contexts and allow innovation based on feedback from the ground. b. Requiring the establishment of inclusive participatory mechanisms at the local and national levels. c. Explicitly including the duty of policymakers and public officials to actively seek and support the meaningful participation of people living in poverty. d. Setting and enforcing minimum standards for participatory processes, including thresholds for participation of people living in poverty and disadvantaged groups such as women, minorities and persons with disabilities.
Body
Special Rapporteur on extreme poverty and human rights
Document type
Special Procedures' report
Topic(s)
  • Civil & Political Rights
  • Equality & Inclusion
  • Governance & Rule of Law
  • Poverty
Person(s) affected
  • N.A.
Year
2013
Date added
Aug 19, 2019
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The right to participation of people living in poverty 2013, para. 23

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Ultimately, the enjoyment of the right to participation can benefit society as a whole, building trust and solidarity, creating better social cohesion and contributing to more inclusive and pluralistic societies, and bringing new issues and voices into the public arena.
Body
Special Rapporteur on extreme poverty and human rights
Document type
Special Procedures' report
Topic(s)
  • Equality & Inclusion
  • Social & Cultural Rights
Person(s) affected
  • All
Year
2013
Date added
Aug 19, 2019
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The right to participation of people living in poverty 2013, para. 53

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Mechanisms, processes and channels should be adaptable to the local context, taking into account the specific needs of communities or individuals in different social and cultural settings, and also adaptable to changing local, national and international contexts and standards.
Body
Special Rapporteur on extreme poverty and human rights
Document type
Special Procedures' report
Topic(s)
  • Equality & Inclusion
  • Governance & Rule of Law
  • Social & Cultural Rights
Person(s) affected
  • All
Year
2013
Date added
Aug 19, 2019
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The right to participation of people living in poverty 2013, para. 51

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In the context of participation, availability means that channels of participation, access to information and accountability mechanisms must be made available in sufficient quantity (and be of sufficient quality) to meet the needs of the community in question.
Body
Special Rapporteur on extreme poverty and human rights
Document type
Special Procedures' report
Topic(s)
  • Civil & Political Rights
  • Equality & Inclusion
  • Governance & Rule of Law
Person(s) affected
  • All
Year
2013
Date added
Aug 19, 2019
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Unpaid care work and women's human rights 2013, para. 106

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In order to uphold their right to participation, tackle gender stereotypes and create an enabling environment for the more equal sharing of unpaid care work, States must take concerted action to meaningfully empower unpaid caregivers.
Body
Special Rapporteur on extreme poverty and human rights
Document type
Special Procedures' report
Topic(s)
  • Equality & Inclusion
  • Gender
Person(s) affected
  • All
Year
2013
Date added
Aug 19, 2019
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Unpaid care work and women's human rights 2013, para. 73

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In line with the human rights approach, all policies must be participatory in their design and implementation, provide for accountability and redress mechanisms and be based on the objective to meaningfully empower women socially, politically and economically.
Body
Special Rapporteur on extreme poverty and human rights
Document type
Special Procedures' report
Topic(s)
  • Equality & Inclusion
  • Gender
  • Governance & Rule of Law
Person(s) affected
  • Women
Year
2013
Date added
Aug 19, 2019
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Unpaid care work and women's human rights 2013, para. 49

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However, the demands of unpaid care work often force women into precarious and informal jobs not covered by social insurance schemes linked to employment, such as paid parental leave, unemployment insurance or pensions. This further contributes to their poverty and economic dependency on men.
Body
Special Rapporteur on extreme poverty and human rights
Document type
Special Procedures' report
Topic(s)
  • Poverty
  • Social & Cultural Rights
Person(s) affected
  • Men
  • Women
Year
2013
Date added
Aug 19, 2019
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Unpaid care work and women's human rights 2013, para. 16

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Not only do women living in poverty perform the lion's share of unpaid care work, they also stay poor because they do so. Dedication to unpaid care work and resulting scarcity of time have significant financial and opportunity costs that perpetuate poverty among women.
Body
Special Rapporteur on extreme poverty and human rights
Document type
Special Procedures' report
Topic(s)
  • Economic Rights
  • Poverty
Person(s) affected
  • Women
Year
2013
Date added
Aug 19, 2019
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Unpaid care work and women's human rights 2013, para. 3

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For the purposes of this report, unpaid care work includes domestic work (meal preparation, cleaning, washing clothes, water and fuel collection) and direct care of persons (including children, older persons and persons with disabilities, as well as able-bodied adults) carried out in homes and communities.
Body
Special Rapporteur on extreme poverty and human rights
Document type
Special Procedures' report
Topic(s)
  • Equality & Inclusion
Person(s) affected
  • Children
  • Older persons
  • Persons with disabilities
Year
2013
Date added
Aug 19, 2019
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Access to justice for people living in poverty 2012, para. 96

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[States should:] Continue to extend and expand equal access to the formal justice system for persons living in poverty, even in areas where non-State legal orders operate
Body
Special Rapporteur on extreme poverty and human rights
Document type
Special Procedures' report
Topic(s)
  • Governance & Rule of Law
  • Poverty
Person(s) affected
  • N.A.
Year
2012
Date added
Aug 19, 2019
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Access to justice for people living in poverty 2012, para. 96

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[States should:] Ensure that courts extend legal standing without discrimination to all persons regardless of, inter alia, their gender, ethnicity, legal status or lack of formal legal registration
Body
Special Rapporteur on extreme poverty and human rights
Document type
Special Procedures' report
Topic(s)
  • Civil & Political Rights
  • Equality & Inclusion
Person(s) affected
  • N.A.
Year
2012
Date added
Aug 19, 2019
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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
Body
Special Rapporteur on extreme poverty and human rights
Document type
Special Procedures' report
Topic(s)
  • Equality & Inclusion
  • Governance & Rule of Law
  • Social & Cultural Rights
Person(s) affected
  • N.A.
Year
2012
Date added
Aug 19, 2019
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Access to justice for people living in poverty 2012, para. 96

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[States should:] Ensure that cases where the rights of persons living in poverty are at stake are not subject to long delays which might exacerbate their situation
Body
Special Rapporteur on extreme poverty and human rights
Document type
Special Procedures' report
Topic(s)
  • Governance & Rule of Law
  • Poverty
Person(s) affected
  • N.A.
Year
2012
Date added
Aug 19, 2019
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Access to justice for people living in poverty 2012, para. 96

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[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
Body
Special Rapporteur on extreme poverty and human rights
Document type
Special Procedures' report
Topic(s)
  • Governance & Rule of Law
  • Poverty
Person(s) affected
  • All
  • N.A.
Year
2012
Date added
Aug 19, 2019
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Access to justice for people living in poverty 2012, para. 96

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[States should:] Enhance legal skills and knowledge within local communities by, for example, funding and training quality paralegals at the local level
Body
Special Rapporteur on extreme poverty and human rights
Document type
Special Procedures' report
Topic(s)
  • Governance & Rule of Law
Person(s) affected
  • N.A.
Year
2012
Date added
Aug 19, 2019
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Access to justice for people living in poverty 2012, para. 96

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[States should:] Ensure that legal aid lawyers are independent, adequately trained and remunerated, and meet the highest standards of the legal profession
Body
Special Rapporteur on extreme poverty and human rights
Document type
Special Procedures' report
Topic(s)
  • Governance & Rule of Law
Person(s) affected
  • N.A.
Year
2012
Date added
Aug 19, 2019
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Access to justice for people living in poverty 2012, para. 96

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[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
Body
Special Rapporteur on extreme poverty and human rights
Document type
Special Procedures' report
Topic(s)
  • Governance & Rule of Law
  • Poverty
Person(s) affected
  • All
Year
2012
Date added
Aug 19, 2019
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Access to justice for people living in poverty 2012, para. 96

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[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
Body
Special Rapporteur on extreme poverty and human rights
Document type
Special Procedures' report
Topic(s)
  • Education
  • Governance & Rule of Law
  • Poverty
Person(s) affected
  • All
Year
2012
Date added
Aug 19, 2019
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