Economic, Social and Cultural Rights (ESCR) affect all of us in our everyday lives. They influence our quality of life including our education, our work, our health, our homes, the food on our tables ...

On April 3, the United Nations Human Rights Council adopted by consensus a resolution about “the realization in all countries ...

3.2 1503 Procedure of the Economic and Social Council The reporting procedure under the ICESCR is very similar to that of the ICCPR, but unlike the Human Rights Committee, the Committee on ...

The Economic Justice and Rights Division works to build just economies ... and the dismantling and underfunding of tax-funded systems of social protection. Our Corporate Accountability program ...

identifying solutions to international economic, social and health problems; facilitating international cultural and educational cooperation; and encouraging universal respect for human rights and ...

The real importance of the Human Rights Commission which was created by the Economic and Social Council lies in the fact that throughout the world there are many people who do not enjoy the basic ...