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The Universal Declaration of Human Rights proclaims the fundamental rights to food, housing, work, social security and rest, among others. These economic and social rights are also guaranteed by the International Convention on Economic, Social and Cultural rights - ratified by many countries around the world but not the US. However, these rights are commonly violated throughout the world, specially in the Global South and the US. The first step in protecting these rights is understanding them, and for that reason we have collected these resources.

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Documents

Universal Declaration of Human Rights International Covenant on Economic, Social and Cultural Rights Discussion on an Optional Protocol to the International Covenant on Economic, Social and Cultural Rights Protocol of San Salvador European Social Charter - Amendment Wiwa v. Royal Dutch Petroleum (Shell): United States District Judge rules that the case can proceed under the Alien Tort Claims Act, the Torture Victim Protection Act and RICO (Racketeer Influenced and Corrupt Organizations) Act. Protocol of Santiago Final Statement of the Southern Cone Regional Workshop on "Accountability Mechanisms Regarding the Processes of Privatization of Services and Natural Resources - Trade Negotiations EU-FTAA/ALCA-TLC", Palacio Ariztía, Cámara de Diputados, Santiago de Chile, November 18-19, 2002

Reports

The Realization of Economic, Social and Cultural Rights. Final report on the question of the impunity of perpetrators of human rights violations (economic, social and cultural rights), prepared by Mr. El Hadji Guissé, Special Rapporteur, June 1997

Information Sources

Committee on Economic, Social and Cultural Rights  Center for Economic and Social Rights 50 Years Is Enough: U.S. Network for Global Economic Justice Thesaurus of Economic, Social and Cultural Rights - AAAS

Articles

The Dilemma of Impunity as a Consequence of a Model of Socio-Economic Thought. By Gregorio D. Dionis, Director Equipo Nizkor. Globalize Resistance. Por Eric Toussaint, 25ene02 World Trade Organisation (WTO): An illegal organisation that violates the Universal Declaration of Human Rights. Michel Chossudovsky Articles & Jurisprudence on Economic Rights RAVE Toward an Optional Protocol to the International Covenant on Economic, Social and Cultural Rights Rochus Pronk Articles on Economic Rights by the Newfoundland-Labrador Human Rights Association Unocal on trial for Burma 'abuses'. BBC Online News Report, London, 1agu03 Judge Rules Calif. Law Applies to Unocal. NY Times Online News Report by The Associated Press, 31jul03

Links

Economic & Social Rights Links Corruption The Benjamin L. Hooks Institute for Social Change - US New York Public Interest Research Group Strategic Pastoral Action

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