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MULTIPLE GENDER DIMENSIONS IN ESCR
GENERAL COMMENTS
Example - General Comment No. 20 -
Non-Discrimination in Economic, Social & Cultural Rights
2. Non-discrimination and equality are fundamental components of international human rights law and essential to the exercise and enjoyment of economic, social and cultural rights. Article 2, paragraph 2, of the International Covenant on Economic, Social and Cultural Rights (the Covenant) obliges each State party “to guarantee that the rights enunciated in the present Covenant will be exercised without discrimination of any kind as to race, colour, sex, language, religion, political or other opinion, national or social origin, property, birth or other status”.
UN COMMITTEE ON ECONOMIC, SOCIAL
& CULTURAL RIGHTS - GENERAL COMMENTS
The Committee on Economic, Social and Cultural Rights publishes its interpretation of the content of human rights provisions, in the form of general comments on thematic issues.
The Committee has issued the following general comments:
No. |
Subject |
Date |
Languages |
21 |
Right of everyone to take part in cultural life |
2009 |
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20 |
Non-Discrimination in Economic, Social and Cultural Rights
(art. 2, para. 2) |
2009 |
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19 |
The right to social security |
2008 |
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18 |
The Right to work (art. 6) - Final edited version |
2005 |
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17 |
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)) - Final edited version |
2005 |
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16 |
The equal right of men and women to the enjoyment of all economic, social and cultural rights (art.3) |
2005 |
Corr.1 F (only) |
15 |
The right to water (arts. 11 and 12) |
2002 |
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14 |
The right to the highest attainable standard of health (art. 12) |
2000 |
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13 |
The right to education (art. 13) |
1999 |
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12 |
The right to adequate food (art. 11) |
1999 |
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11 |
Plans of action for primary education (art. 14) |
1999 |
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10 |
The role of national human rights insitutions in the protection of economic, social and cultural rights |
1998 |
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9 |
The domestic application of the Covenant |
1998 |
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8 |
The relationship between economic sanctions and respect for economic, social and cultural rights |
1997 |
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7 |
The right to adequate housing: forced evictions (art.11 (1)) |
1997 |
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6 |
The economic, social and cultural rights of older persons |
1995 |
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5 |
Persons with disabilities |
1994 |
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4 |
The right to adequate housing |
1991 |
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3 |
The nature of States parties' obligations (art.2 (1)) |
1990 |
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2 |
International technical assistance measures (art. 22) |
1990 |
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1 |
Reporting by States parties |
1989 |
* General comment under consideration by the Committee. Number and date of adoption not yet know.
The general comments of all human rights treaty bodies are compiled in the
document HRI/GEN/1/Rev.9 (Vol.I)
A C E F R S