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Content:

01	UN Instruments
02	NHRIs and Economic, Social and Cultural Rights
03	Publications
04	Resource Centres

 

UN INSTRUMENTS

International Covenant on Economic, Social and Cultural Rights Adopted and opened for signature, ratification and accession by General Assembly resolution 2200A (XXI) of 16 December 1966 entry into force 3 January 1976, in accordance with article 27

Status of ratification - International Covenant on Economic, Social and Cultural Rights

Plan of Action to strengthen the implementation of the International Covenant on Economic, Social and Cultural Rights

Question of the realisation in all countries of the economic, social and cultural rights contained in the Universal Declaration of Human Rights and in the International Covenant on Economic, Social and Cultural Rights, and study of special problems which the developing countries face in their efforts to achieve these human rights - Commission on Human Rights resolution 2003/18

DRAFT OPTIONAL PROTOCOL

Draft optional protocol to the International Covenant on Economic, Social and Cultural Rights Note by the Secretary-General   Draft optional protocol to the International Covenant on Economic, Social and Cultural Rights - Report of the High Commissioner for Human Rights   Report of the High Commissioner for Human Rights - workshop on the justiciability of Economic, Social and Cultural Rights, with particular reference to the draft optional protocol to the International Covenant on Economic, Social and Cultural Rights - Report of the High Commissioner for Human Rights   U.N. Working Group Report on developing an Optional Protocol to the International Covenant on Economic, Social and Cultural Rights (ICESCR) - 2004   The evolution of an Option Protocol complaints mechanism under the International Covenant on Economic, Social and Cultural Rights   Report of the Committee on Economic, Social and Cultural Rights to the Commission on Human Rights on a draft optional protocol   Report of the independent expert on the question of a draft optional protocol to the International Covenant on Economic, Social and Cultural Rights - First Study   Report by Mr. Hatem Kotrane, independent expert on the question of a draft optional protocol to the International Covenant on Economic, Social and Cultural Rights – Second study   Independent expert's second study - corrigendum   Report of the open-ended working group to consider options regarding the elaboration of an optional protocol to the International Covenant on Economic, Social and Cultural Rights: First session   Report of the open-ended working group to consider options regarding the elaboration of an optional protocol to the International Covenant on Economic, Social and Cultural Rights: Second session   Statement by Ms. Louise Arbour High Commissioner for Human Rights to the Open-Ended Working Group established by the Commission on Human Rights to consider options regarding the elaboration of an optional protocol to the International Covenant on Economic, Social and Cultural Rights   Open-Ended Working Group to consider options regarding the elaboration of an Optional Protocol to the International Covenant on Economic, Social and Cultural Rights, to be held Geneva 6–17 February 2006: Third session and Analytical paper with elements for an optional protocol in order to facilitate a more focused discussion at the third session of the working group by Chairperson, Ms Catarina de Albuquerque   Statement of the UN Committee on Economic, Social and Cultural Rights to the third Ministerial Conference of the World Trade Organisation (Seattle, 30 November to 3 December 1999) and Civil society's Declaration of Seattle

COMMITTEE ON ECONOMIC, SOCIAL AND CULTURAL RIGHTS

Committee on Economic, Social and Cultural Rights - Monitoring the Economic, Social and Cultural rights

Fact Sheet No.16 (Rev.1), The Committee on Economic, Social and Cultural Rights

Members of the Committee on Social, Economic and Cultural Rights

Committee on Economic, Social and Cultural Rights - General Comments on thematic issues

1989 Reporting by States parties 1990 International technical assistance measures (art. 22) 1990 The nature of States parties' obligations (art.2 (1)) 1991 The right to adequate housing 1994 Persons with disabilities 1995 The Economic, Social and Cultural Rights of older persons 1997 The right to adequate housing: forced evictions (art.11 (1)) 1997 The relationship between economic sanctions and respect for Economic, Social and Cultural Rights 1998 The domestic application of the Covenant 1998 The role of national human rights institutions in the protection of Economic, Social and Cultural Rights 1999 Plans of action for primary education (art. 14) 1999 The right to adequate food (art. 11) 1999 The right to education (art. 13) 2000 The right to the highest attainable standard of health (art. 12) 2001 Human Rights and Intellectual property (art. 15 (1) (c)) 2002 The right to water (arts. 11 and 12) 2005 The equal right of men and women to the enjoyment of all Economic, Social and Cultural Rights (art.3) 2005 The right of everyone to benefit from the protection of the moral and material interests resulting from any scientific, literary or artistic production of which he is the author (art. 15 (1) (c))     Compilation of general comments and general recommendations adopted by Human Rights Treaty Bodies

RESOLUTIONS OF THE COMMISSION ON HUMAN RIGHTS - Realisation of Economic, Social and Cultural Rights 1998/33 1999/25 2000/9 2001/30         2002/24 2003/18 2004/29 2005/22

NATIONAL HUMAN RIGHTS INSTITUTIONS AND ECONOMIC, SOCIAL AND CULTURAL RIGHTS

The African Commission on Human and People's rights and Economic, Social and Cultural rights

Concluding Observations on the African Commission on Human and Peoples' Rights and Economic Social and Cultural Rights activism in Africa

Economic, social and cultural rights in Australia - the roles of Australian Human Rights & Equal Opportunity Commission and the corporate sector

Economic, Social and Cultural Rights for Social Justice – Fiji Human Rights Commission

International Round Table for NHRIs on Economic, Social and Cultural Rights New Delhi - Concluding statement adopted

Report examines a selection of civil, political, economic, social and cultural rights in New Zealand - New Zealand Human Rights Commission

Accessibility to basic needs: A Report of SUHAKAM's Seminar on Economic, Social and Cultural Rights

A background paper for the Asia-Pacific regional workshop on the role of National Human Rights Institutions and other mechanisms in promoting and protecting Economic, Social and Cultural Rights

The role of National Human Rights Institutions in implementing Economic, Social and Cultural Rights by Morten Kjærum, Director General, The Danish Centre for Human Rights

Economic, Social and Cultural Rights - Handbook for National Human Rights Institutions by Office of the United Nations High Commissioner for Human Rights

NHRIs and Economic, Social and Cultural Rights in conflict situations a review by Asian Centre for Human Rights

National Human Rights Commissions and Economic, Social and Cultural Rights by Human Resource Centre, University of Minnesota

PUBLICATIONS

Economic, Social and Cultural Rights as Human Rights: Historical background

Promoting and defending Economic, Social & Cultural rights – A handbook

Economic, Social & Cultural Rights Activism - A Training Resource

Monitoring Economic, Social and Cultural Rights - Training Manual

Domestic Implementation of International Human Rights: Litigating Economic, Social and Cultural Rights

Realising Economic, Social and Cultural Rights: Communities, Courts and the Academy

Economic, Social and Cultural Rights in practice by Jill Cottrell Yash Ghai

Ripple in Still Water: Reflections by activists on Local and National Level Work on Economic, Social and Cultural Rights

Judicial Protection of Economic, Social and Cultural Rights cases and materials edited by Bertrand G. Ramcharan

The role of Judges in implementing Economic, Social and Cultural Rights

50 leading cases on Economic, Social and Cultural rights

Oral intervention by International Commission of Jurists on the Realisation of Economic, Social and Cultural Rights at the Sub-Commission on the promotion and protection of Human Rights

Opening Statement by the Internal Commission of Jurists to the Open-Ended Working Group to consider options for an Optional Protocol to the ICESCR

Factsheets on issues relevant to the discussions of the United Nations Working Group considering options regarding the elaboration of an optional protocol to the ICESCR by International Commission of Jurists

Economic, Social and Cultural Rights: Time for a reappraisal by Bernard Robertson

Building an international human rights agenda - Promoting Economic, Social and Cultural rights

The International Covenant on Economic, Social and Cultural Rights - A perspective on its development

Giving meaning to Economic, Social and Cultural Rights

International jurisprudence on Economic, Social and Cultural Rights

Thesaurus of Economic, Social and Cultural Rights

Building an international human rights agenda - Promoting economic, social and cultural rights: Amnesty International

How are Civil and Political Rights linked to Economic, Social and Cultural Rights?

The right to be heard: The Optional Protocol to the International Covenant on Economic, Social and Cultural Rights: What's at stake?

Research on Economic, Social and Cultural Rights in Africa

An overview of the impact of the International Covenant on Economic, Social and Cultural Rights in Africa

A fresh commitment to implementing economic, social and cultural rights in Africa: Social and Economic Rights Action Centre (SERAC) and the Centre for Economic and Social Rights v Nigeria

Economic, Social and Cultural Rights in Nigeria

Economic, Social and Cultural rights in South Africa

Wrongs and Rights: the Economic, Social and Cultural Rights of indigenous peoples in Australia

Economic, Social and Cultural Rights in Canada

Economic, Social and Cultural Rights education in Canada

Social and economic rights and the right to equality under the Canadian Charter of Rights and Freedoms

Implementation of courts orders in the area of Economics, Social and Cultural Rights: An overview of the experience of the Indian judiciary by International Environmental Law Research Centre

Casebook on Economic, Social and Cultural Rights in South Asia

Beyond Civil Rights: Developing Economic, Social and Cultural Rights in the United Kingdom

Regional workshop (Asia and the Pacific) on promoting and protecting Economic, Social and Cultural Rights

Economic, Social and Cultural Rights help to realise any strategy to meet the MDGs

NGO coalition advocacy kit on the Optional Protocol

RESOURCE CENTRES

Amnesty International

Centre on Housing Rights and Evictions (COHRE)

Commonwealth Secretariat

Forum for the Implementation of Economic, Social and Cultural Rights Centre For Dignity and Rights

Human Rights Watch

International Centre on Economic, Social and Cultural Rights

International Commission of Jurists

International Labour Organistion

International Network for Economic, Social and Cultural Rights (ESCR-Net)

INTERIGHTS

UN Millennium Development Goals

United Nations Economic and Social Council

United Nations. United Nations Economic and Social Commission for Asia and the Pacific (UNESCAP)

UN High Commissioner for Human Rights - Economic, Social and Cultural Rights

 

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