ESCR Resources
On 30 November 2001 an expert seminar on an Optional Protocol to the International Covenant on Economic, Social and Cultural Rights was held in Leuven, Belgium. It was organised by the Institute for Human Rights of the Faculty of Law, Catholic University of Leuven, on the initiative of 11.11.11...
Published: 7 Dec 2006 - 17:17
INTRODUCTION
1. In the paper Filling the gap. Development and economic, social and cultural rights: An NGO challenge (March 2000) is it argued that “International and regional fora offer opportunities to challenge violations of ESC rights.” (p. 21). In the same paper the following statement...
Published: 7 Dec 2006 - 16:45
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Mr. Chairperson, my name is Juana Kweitel and I am speaking on behalf of the Center for Economic and Social Rights (CESR), which is part of a world wide network of economic...
Published: 7 Dec 2006 - 16:27
COMMISSION ON HUMAN RIGHTS
Fifty-ninth session
Item 10 of the provisional agenda
ECONOMIC, SOCIAL AND CULTURAL RIGHTS
The Secretary-General has received the...
Published: 7 Dec 2006 - 16:24
Geneva, Switzerland
10-21 January 2005
Statement by IWRAW Asia Pacific on 18 January 2005
Opting for An Optional Protocol to the International Covenant on Economic, Social and Cultural Rights
IWRAW Asia Pacific supports delegations and NGOs that have highlighted the importance and need to use...
Published: 7 Dec 2006 - 16:19
Geneva, Switzerland
10-21 January 2005
Statement by IWRAW Asia Pacific on
Parts I, II, III of the ICESCR and Elements of an OP-ICESCR
January 14, 2005
IWRAW Asia Pacific joins with States and other Non-Governmental Organisations who have expressed support for the elaboration of an Optional...
Published: 7 Dec 2006 - 16:13
The following statement was read out by Maria Herminia Graterol, on behalf of the IWRAW Asia Pacific team, at the Commission on Human Rights 59th Session (Agenda item 10), 18 April 2003.
Thank you madam chair. My name is Maria Herminia Graterol and I speak on behalf of International Women’s...
Published: 7 Dec 2006 - 16:10
Delivered on 19 January 2005
Madame Chair,
First, I join our thanks to those already expressed to all those involved in this Working Group.
As the Secretary-General of the International Commission of Jurists explained last Monday, it is our firmly held belief that at the end of this...
Published: 7 Dec 2006 - 16:06
Delivered on 13 January 2005
Madame Chair,
The ICJ welcomes this opportunity to discuss the rights contained in Part III of the Covenant. By way of precursor to discussing these individual rights, the ICJ would like to make a general preliminary comment. I will be brief, as we have only...
Published: 7 Dec 2006 - 15:59
Delivered on 14 January 2005
Madame Chair,
In our previous interventions we have stressed the importance of adopting a comprehensive approach in an Optional Protocol, and I would like to reiterate the importance of this approach when considering Parts I & II of the Covenant. We have...
Published: 7 Dec 2006 - 15:55