Human Rights
INFO: OHCHR Economic, Social and Cultural Rights (ESCR) Bulletin, Vol. 1, October 2010
The OHCHR ESCR Bulletin aims at sharing news, activities, key events and new resources relevant to economic, social and cultural rights (ESCR), as well as the work of the UN Office of the High Commissioner for Human Rights (OHCHR) at headquarters and in its 60 field presences. The Bulletin is edited by the Human Rights and Economic and Social Issues Section, Research and Right to Development Division (HRESIS / RRDD) in Geneva. Your feedback is most welcome. Please send an email to: escrbulletin@ohchr.org
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Highlights in Volume 1 include:
- UN bodies recognize the right to water and sanitation
- Guatemala: Capacity building on justiciability of ESCR
- Bolivia: Justiciability of ESCR and consumer rights
- Nepal: Building capacity to monitor ESCR
- OHCHR โ FAO joint panel on the implementation of the right to food
- Relevant reports on ESCR from the 15th session of the Human Rights Council
- New cases, legislation and policies includingโฆ Human Rights Committee recognition of a violation of ESCR of Palestinians and Bedouin populations in relation to their enjoyment of civil and political rightsโฆAfrican Commission on Human and Peopleโs Rights found Sudan violated various ESCRโฆ European Court of Human Rights and protection of ESCR through the right to private and family life.
Source: OHCHR
Emil from: Asako Hattori
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When: 7/2/2014
