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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

E | F | R | S

20

Non-Discrimination in Economic, Social and Cultural Rights (art. 2, para. 2)

2009

C | E | F | R | S

19

The right to social security

2008

A | C | E | F | R | S

18

The Right to work (art. 6) - Final edited version

2005

A | C | E | F | R | S

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

A | C | E | F | R | S

16

The equal right of men and women to the enjoyment of all economic, social and cultural rights (art.3)

2005

A | C | E | F | R | S

Corr.1 F (only)

15

The right to water (arts. 11 and 12)

2002

E | F | R | S

14

The right to the highest attainable standard of health (art. 12)

2000

A | C | E | F | R | S

13

The right to education (art. 13)

1999

A | C | E | F | R | S

12

The right to adequate food (art. 11)

1999

A | C | E | F | R | S

11

Plans of action for primary education (art. 14)

1999

A | C | E | F | R | S

10

The role of national human rights insitutions in the protection of economic, social and cultural rights

1998

A | C | E | F | R | S

9

The domestic application of the Covenant

1998

A | C | E | F | R | S

8

The relationship between economic sanctions and respect for economic, social and cultural rights

1997

A | C | E | F | R | S

7

The right to adequate housing: forced evictions (art.11 (1))

1997

E

6

The economic, social and cultural rights of older persons

1995

E

5

Persons with disabilities

1994

E

4

The right to adequate housing

1991

E

3

The nature of States parties' obligations (art.2 (1))

1990

E

2

International technical assistance measures (art. 22)

1990

E

1

Reporting by States parties

1989

E

* 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)
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