Learn about and Support the Optional Protocol to the International
Covenant on Economic, Social and Cultural Rights!
This section
includes information on the Optional Protocol to the International Covenant on
Economic, Social and Cultural Rights (OP-ICESCR) and the current efforts to
support its creation. An OP-ICESCR would allow victims of violations of ESCR to
present complaints before a United Nations body, against a state that
violates the obligations established in the International Covenant on Economic,
Social and Cultural Rights, if the state has ratified
the OP-ICESCR .
The Resource Pages on the OP-ICESCR aim to provide information to
NGOs, specially those working at the national level who wish to contribute to
the process.
Below you will find an outline of the Resource Pages and
the topics it covers. We encourage you to get involved in support of the
OP. It is a timely opportunity to contribute to the development of stronger
standards and mechanisms for the realization of economic, social and cultural
rights. Let's make a difference together!
If you would like to receive
& share information on the OP-ICESCR, and to support the ongoing campaign in
support of this mechanism, we encourage you to join the OP-ICESCR Now!
Campaign leaded by the NGO Coalition for an Optional
Protocol.
If you would like to receive information on ESCR
justiciability we invite you to subscribe to our e-mail Discussion Group on Adjudication of ESCR.
CONTENT OF THE RESOURCE PAGE ON THE OP-ICESCR: