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Social Science Research Network, 2013
The United Nations Special Rapporteur on extreme poverty and human rights conducted an official v... more The United Nations Special Rapporteur on extreme poverty and human rights conducted an official visit to Mongolia from 3 to 7 December 2012, during which she collected first-hand information on the situation of people living in extreme poverty and on the impact of key policies relating to poverty alleviation and development in the country. In the present report, the Special Rapporteur outlines the general challenges facing Mongolia in implementing measures to tackle poverty and ensuring the rights of those living in poverty in the country. The Special Rapporteur highlights the particular difficulties encountered by the most vulnerable groups affected by extreme poverty along with the challenges preventing them their full enjoyment of rights. Particular attention is given to the right to social protection, to access adequate housing and to access justice. The Special Rapporteur is concerned that despite the impressive growth rate in recent years economic prosperity has not been inclusive. There is a high level of inequality at a time when the country is experiencing a major economic boom. The report recognizes the important steps already taken by the new Government to implement poverty reduction measures and highlights a number of recommendations for consideration by all stakeholders.
Social Science Research Network, 2013
In this report, the United Nations Special Rapporteur on extreme poverty and human rights focuses... more In this report, the United Nations Special Rapporteur on extreme poverty and human rights focuses on the right to participation of people living in poverty. Participation is a basic human right in itself, a precondition or catalyst for the realization and enjoyment of other human rights, and of fundamental importance in empowering people living in poverty to tackle inequalities and asymmetries of power in society. The report presents the human rights approach to participation and a framework based on human rights for how to include people living in poverty in the design, implementation and evaluation of policies and programmes in a meaningful and effective way, taking into account the obstacles they face.
Social Science Research Network, 2014
Los Estados miembros y sus instituciones gubernamentales pueden reproducir esta obra sin autoriza... more Los Estados miembros y sus instituciones gubernamentales pueden reproducir esta obra sin autorización previa. Solo se les solicita que mencionen la fuente e informen a las Naciones Unidas de tal reproducción.
Social Science Research Network, 2013
In this report unpaid care work is positioned as a major human rights issue. Focusing on women ca... more In this report unpaid care work is positioned as a major human rights issue. Focusing on women caregivers, particularly those living in poverty, the United Nations Special Rapporteur on Extreme Poverty and Human Rights argues that heavy and unequal care responsibilities are a major barrier to gender equality and to women’s equal enjoyment of human rights, and, in many cases, condemn women to poverty. Therefore, the failure of States to adequately provide, fund, support and regulate care contradicts their human rights obligations, by creating and exacerbating inequalities and threatening women’s rights enjoyment. The report analyses the relationship between unpaid care and poverty, inequality and women’s human rights; clarifies the human rights obligations of States with regard to unpaid care; and finally provides recommendations to States on how to recognize, value, reduce and redistribute unpaid care work. Ultimately, it argues that State policies should position care as a social and collective responsibility, in particular through improving women’s access to public services, care services and infrastructure.
Social Science Research Network, 2012
In the present report, the Special Rapporteur on extreme poverty and human rights analyses the ob... more In the present report, the Special Rapporteur on extreme poverty and human rights analyses the obstacles to access to justice for persons living in poverty. Access to justice is a fundamental right in itself and essential for the protection and promotion of all other civil, cultural, economic, political and social rights. Without effective and affordable access to justice, persons living in poverty are denied the opportunity to claim their rights or challenge crimes, abuses or human rights violations committed against them. The Special Rapporteur emphasizes that improving access to justice for persons living in poverty requires tackling a range of legal and extralegal obstacles present both within and outside of the formal justice system, including social, economic and structural obstacles.
BMJ, May 20, 2022
Global cooperation in response to the covid-19 pandemic has failed. Despite an established World ... more Global cooperation in response to the covid-19 pandemic has failed. Despite an established World Health Organisation (WHO) framework for early outbreak responses-the International Health Regulations, which require states to implement pathogen surveillance, detection, and alerts, and accurate public health communications-most states were sluggish and uncoordinated in their collective responses to covid-19. Future state negotiations to develop a pandemic treaty must look to civil society participation as a human rights and public health imperative.
Cambridge University Press eBooks, Jan 19, 2009
Social Science Research Network, 2010
Report of the independent expert on the question of human rights and extreme poverty, Magdalena S... more Report of the independent expert on the question of human rights and extreme poverty, Magdalena Sepulveda Carmona, on the draft guiding principles on extreme poverty and human rights (A/HRC/15/41,
Social Science Research Network, 2014
At the invitation of the Government, the Special Rapporteur on extreme poverty and human rights, ... more At the invitation of the Government, the Special Rapporteur on extreme poverty and human rights, Magdalena Sepúlveda Carmona, undertook a mission to Timor-Leste from 13 to 18 November 2011. The Special Rapporteur collected first-hand information on the human rights situation of people living in extreme poverty and on policies relating to poverty alleviation, development and social protection, and the allocation of resources by the Government of Timor-Leste to these areas. In this report, the Special Rapporteur recognizes the difficult task faced by Timor-Leste in tackling the challenge of State-building and development only 10 years after independence. However, despite rapid economic growth in recent years, the situation of the poorest segments of society remains grave and there are significant and growing inequalities in terms of income, opportunities and access to services. The Special Rapporteur emphasizes that the country’s human rights obligations to progressively realize the economic, social and cultural rights of all its population, without discrimination, apply even during times of development and post-crisis rebuilding.
Social Science Research Network, 2014
The United Nations Special Rapporteur on extreme poverty and human rights conducted an official v... more The United Nations Special Rapporteur on extreme poverty and human rights conducted an official visit to Mozambique from 8 to 16 April 2013. In the present report, she outlines the challenges facing Mozambique in implementing measures to tackle poverty and ensuring the human rights of those living in poverty in the country. While the economic growth prospects of the country are excellent, the Special Rapporteur is concerned that the benefits thus far have not been widely shared, with large sectors of the population continuing to live below the poverty line. The increasing income gap between the rich and the poor, the lack of implementation of legislation and poverty reduction policies and the lingering risk of corruption all pose potential threats to stability. The Special Rapporteur provides recommendations to ensure that relevant policies and programmes are implemented to enable those living in extreme poverty to enjoy their human rights on an equal basis with the rest of the population.
Edward Elgar Publishing eBooks, Oct 20, 2020
Discussion paper, Dec 28, 2017
Social Science Research Network, 2014
The United Nations Special Rapporteur on extreme poverty and human rights conducted an official v... more The United Nations Special Rapporteur on extreme poverty and human rights conducted an official visit to the Republic of Moldova from 8 to 14 September 2013. In the present report, the Special Rapporteur outlines the challenges facing the Republic of Moldova in implementing measures to tackle poverty and in ensuring the rights of those living in poverty in the country.The Republic of Moldova ranks as one of the poorest countries in Europe at a time when the cost of essential goods and services is steadily on the rise. The Special Rapporteur was concerned at the widening gap between urban and rural areas, the disproportionate vulnerability of certain groups as well as obstacles to poverty reduction, such as corruption and gaps in policy implementation.The report contains recommendations aimed at ensuring that relevant policies and programmes are implemented so as to enable those living in extreme poverty to enjoy their human rights on an equal basis with the rest of the population.
Social Science Research Network, 2015
The Special Rapporteur on extreme poverty and human rights conducted an official visit to Guinea-... more The Special Rapporteur on extreme poverty and human rights conducted an official visit to Guinea-Bissau from 23 February to 1 March 2014. In the present report, the Special Rapporteur outlines the challenges that Guinea-Bissau is facing in implementing measures to address poverty and in ensuring the rights of those living in poverty. Guinea-Bissau ranks as one of the poorest countries in the world, with a consistent decline of investment in essential social services such as health care and education. The Special Rapporteur is particularly concerned about the disproportionate vulnerability of certain groups, especially women, as well as obstacles to poverty reduction such as political instability, corruption and impunity. This Special Rapporteur provides recommendations to ensure that relevant policies and programmes are implemented to enable those living in extreme poverty to enjoy their human rights on an equal basis with the rest of the population.
Social Science Research Network, 2011
In the present report, the United Nations Special Rapporteur on extreme poverty and human rights ... more In the present report, the United Nations Special Rapporteur on extreme poverty and human rights analyses several laws, regulations and practices that punish, segregate, control and undermine the autonomy of persons living in poverty. Such measures have been adopted with increasing frequency over the past three decades, intensifying in recent years owing to the economic and financial crises, and now represent a serious threat to the enjoyment of human rights by persons living in poverty. The ways in which States and social forces penalize those living in poverty are interconnected and multidimensional, and cannot be analysed in isolation. For the purpose of this report, the Special Rapporteur identifies the following four areas of concern: (a) laws, regulations and practices which unduly restrict the performance of life-sustaining behaviors in public spaces by persons living in poverty; (b) urban planning regulations and measures related to the gentrification and privatization of public spaces that disproportionately impact persons living in poverty; (c) requirements and conditions imposed on access to public services and social benefits which interfere with the autonomy, privacy and family life of persons living in poverty; and (d) excessive and arbitrary use of detention and incarceration that threatens the liberty and personal security of persons living in poverty.
Realizing the Abidjan Principles on the Right to Education, 2021
Edward Elgar Publishing eBooks, May 18, 2021
Social Science Research Network, 2013
The United Nations Special Rapporteur on extreme poverty and human rights carried out a mission t... more The United Nations Special Rapporteur on extreme poverty and human rights carried out a mission to the Republic of Namibia from 1 to 8 October 2012, in accordance with Human Rights Council resolutions 8/11 and 17/13. In the present report she presents her findings and recommendations regarding the protection and promotion of the rights of people living in poverty and social exclusion in Namibia. The report recognizes the immense levels of inequality that existed at independence as a legacy of colonial rule. While acknowledging the compounded challenges faced by Namibia – including limited institutional capacity, and the fact that Namibia has one of the world’s lowest population densities – it concludes that progress has not been fast enough. There are still unacceptable levels of inequality along the lines of gender, race, region, ethnicity and class. The report provides specific recommendations to ensure that policies and programmes reach the poorest of the poor, enabling them to enjoy their human rights on an equal basis with the rest of the population.
Edward Elgar Publishing eBooks, 2021
Social Science Research Network, 2013
The United Nations Special Rapporteur on extreme poverty and human rights conducted an official v... more The United Nations Special Rapporteur on extreme poverty and human rights conducted an official visit to Mongolia from 3 to 7 December 2012, during which she collected first-hand information on the situation of people living in extreme poverty and on the impact of key policies relating to poverty alleviation and development in the country. In the present report, the Special Rapporteur outlines the general challenges facing Mongolia in implementing measures to tackle poverty and ensuring the rights of those living in poverty in the country. The Special Rapporteur highlights the particular difficulties encountered by the most vulnerable groups affected by extreme poverty along with the challenges preventing them their full enjoyment of rights. Particular attention is given to the right to social protection, to access adequate housing and to access justice. The Special Rapporteur is concerned that despite the impressive growth rate in recent years economic prosperity has not been inclusive. There is a high level of inequality at a time when the country is experiencing a major economic boom. The report recognizes the important steps already taken by the new Government to implement poverty reduction measures and highlights a number of recommendations for consideration by all stakeholders.
Social Science Research Network, 2013
In this report, the United Nations Special Rapporteur on extreme poverty and human rights focuses... more In this report, the United Nations Special Rapporteur on extreme poverty and human rights focuses on the right to participation of people living in poverty. Participation is a basic human right in itself, a precondition or catalyst for the realization and enjoyment of other human rights, and of fundamental importance in empowering people living in poverty to tackle inequalities and asymmetries of power in society. The report presents the human rights approach to participation and a framework based on human rights for how to include people living in poverty in the design, implementation and evaluation of policies and programmes in a meaningful and effective way, taking into account the obstacles they face.
Social Science Research Network, 2014
Los Estados miembros y sus instituciones gubernamentales pueden reproducir esta obra sin autoriza... more Los Estados miembros y sus instituciones gubernamentales pueden reproducir esta obra sin autorización previa. Solo se les solicita que mencionen la fuente e informen a las Naciones Unidas de tal reproducción.
Social Science Research Network, 2013
In this report unpaid care work is positioned as a major human rights issue. Focusing on women ca... more In this report unpaid care work is positioned as a major human rights issue. Focusing on women caregivers, particularly those living in poverty, the United Nations Special Rapporteur on Extreme Poverty and Human Rights argues that heavy and unequal care responsibilities are a major barrier to gender equality and to women’s equal enjoyment of human rights, and, in many cases, condemn women to poverty. Therefore, the failure of States to adequately provide, fund, support and regulate care contradicts their human rights obligations, by creating and exacerbating inequalities and threatening women’s rights enjoyment. The report analyses the relationship between unpaid care and poverty, inequality and women’s human rights; clarifies the human rights obligations of States with regard to unpaid care; and finally provides recommendations to States on how to recognize, value, reduce and redistribute unpaid care work. Ultimately, it argues that State policies should position care as a social and collective responsibility, in particular through improving women’s access to public services, care services and infrastructure.
Social Science Research Network, 2012
In the present report, the Special Rapporteur on extreme poverty and human rights analyses the ob... more In the present report, the Special Rapporteur on extreme poverty and human rights analyses the obstacles to access to justice for persons living in poverty. Access to justice is a fundamental right in itself and essential for the protection and promotion of all other civil, cultural, economic, political and social rights. Without effective and affordable access to justice, persons living in poverty are denied the opportunity to claim their rights or challenge crimes, abuses or human rights violations committed against them. The Special Rapporteur emphasizes that improving access to justice for persons living in poverty requires tackling a range of legal and extralegal obstacles present both within and outside of the formal justice system, including social, economic and structural obstacles.
BMJ, May 20, 2022
Global cooperation in response to the covid-19 pandemic has failed. Despite an established World ... more Global cooperation in response to the covid-19 pandemic has failed. Despite an established World Health Organisation (WHO) framework for early outbreak responses-the International Health Regulations, which require states to implement pathogen surveillance, detection, and alerts, and accurate public health communications-most states were sluggish and uncoordinated in their collective responses to covid-19. Future state negotiations to develop a pandemic treaty must look to civil society participation as a human rights and public health imperative.
Cambridge University Press eBooks, Jan 19, 2009
Social Science Research Network, 2010
Report of the independent expert on the question of human rights and extreme poverty, Magdalena S... more Report of the independent expert on the question of human rights and extreme poverty, Magdalena Sepulveda Carmona, on the draft guiding principles on extreme poverty and human rights (A/HRC/15/41,
Social Science Research Network, 2014
At the invitation of the Government, the Special Rapporteur on extreme poverty and human rights, ... more At the invitation of the Government, the Special Rapporteur on extreme poverty and human rights, Magdalena Sepúlveda Carmona, undertook a mission to Timor-Leste from 13 to 18 November 2011. The Special Rapporteur collected first-hand information on the human rights situation of people living in extreme poverty and on policies relating to poverty alleviation, development and social protection, and the allocation of resources by the Government of Timor-Leste to these areas. In this report, the Special Rapporteur recognizes the difficult task faced by Timor-Leste in tackling the challenge of State-building and development only 10 years after independence. However, despite rapid economic growth in recent years, the situation of the poorest segments of society remains grave and there are significant and growing inequalities in terms of income, opportunities and access to services. The Special Rapporteur emphasizes that the country’s human rights obligations to progressively realize the economic, social and cultural rights of all its population, without discrimination, apply even during times of development and post-crisis rebuilding.
Social Science Research Network, 2014
The United Nations Special Rapporteur on extreme poverty and human rights conducted an official v... more The United Nations Special Rapporteur on extreme poverty and human rights conducted an official visit to Mozambique from 8 to 16 April 2013. In the present report, she outlines the challenges facing Mozambique in implementing measures to tackle poverty and ensuring the human rights of those living in poverty in the country. While the economic growth prospects of the country are excellent, the Special Rapporteur is concerned that the benefits thus far have not been widely shared, with large sectors of the population continuing to live below the poverty line. The increasing income gap between the rich and the poor, the lack of implementation of legislation and poverty reduction policies and the lingering risk of corruption all pose potential threats to stability. The Special Rapporteur provides recommendations to ensure that relevant policies and programmes are implemented to enable those living in extreme poverty to enjoy their human rights on an equal basis with the rest of the population.
Edward Elgar Publishing eBooks, Oct 20, 2020
Discussion paper, Dec 28, 2017
Social Science Research Network, 2014
The United Nations Special Rapporteur on extreme poverty and human rights conducted an official v... more The United Nations Special Rapporteur on extreme poverty and human rights conducted an official visit to the Republic of Moldova from 8 to 14 September 2013. In the present report, the Special Rapporteur outlines the challenges facing the Republic of Moldova in implementing measures to tackle poverty and in ensuring the rights of those living in poverty in the country.The Republic of Moldova ranks as one of the poorest countries in Europe at a time when the cost of essential goods and services is steadily on the rise. The Special Rapporteur was concerned at the widening gap between urban and rural areas, the disproportionate vulnerability of certain groups as well as obstacles to poverty reduction, such as corruption and gaps in policy implementation.The report contains recommendations aimed at ensuring that relevant policies and programmes are implemented so as to enable those living in extreme poverty to enjoy their human rights on an equal basis with the rest of the population.
Social Science Research Network, 2015
The Special Rapporteur on extreme poverty and human rights conducted an official visit to Guinea-... more The Special Rapporteur on extreme poverty and human rights conducted an official visit to Guinea-Bissau from 23 February to 1 March 2014. In the present report, the Special Rapporteur outlines the challenges that Guinea-Bissau is facing in implementing measures to address poverty and in ensuring the rights of those living in poverty. Guinea-Bissau ranks as one of the poorest countries in the world, with a consistent decline of investment in essential social services such as health care and education. The Special Rapporteur is particularly concerned about the disproportionate vulnerability of certain groups, especially women, as well as obstacles to poverty reduction such as political instability, corruption and impunity. This Special Rapporteur provides recommendations to ensure that relevant policies and programmes are implemented to enable those living in extreme poverty to enjoy their human rights on an equal basis with the rest of the population.
Social Science Research Network, 2011
In the present report, the United Nations Special Rapporteur on extreme poverty and human rights ... more In the present report, the United Nations Special Rapporteur on extreme poverty and human rights analyses several laws, regulations and practices that punish, segregate, control and undermine the autonomy of persons living in poverty. Such measures have been adopted with increasing frequency over the past three decades, intensifying in recent years owing to the economic and financial crises, and now represent a serious threat to the enjoyment of human rights by persons living in poverty. The ways in which States and social forces penalize those living in poverty are interconnected and multidimensional, and cannot be analysed in isolation. For the purpose of this report, the Special Rapporteur identifies the following four areas of concern: (a) laws, regulations and practices which unduly restrict the performance of life-sustaining behaviors in public spaces by persons living in poverty; (b) urban planning regulations and measures related to the gentrification and privatization of public spaces that disproportionately impact persons living in poverty; (c) requirements and conditions imposed on access to public services and social benefits which interfere with the autonomy, privacy and family life of persons living in poverty; and (d) excessive and arbitrary use of detention and incarceration that threatens the liberty and personal security of persons living in poverty.
Realizing the Abidjan Principles on the Right to Education, 2021
Edward Elgar Publishing eBooks, May 18, 2021
Social Science Research Network, 2013
The United Nations Special Rapporteur on extreme poverty and human rights carried out a mission t... more The United Nations Special Rapporteur on extreme poverty and human rights carried out a mission to the Republic of Namibia from 1 to 8 October 2012, in accordance with Human Rights Council resolutions 8/11 and 17/13. In the present report she presents her findings and recommendations regarding the protection and promotion of the rights of people living in poverty and social exclusion in Namibia. The report recognizes the immense levels of inequality that existed at independence as a legacy of colonial rule. While acknowledging the compounded challenges faced by Namibia – including limited institutional capacity, and the fact that Namibia has one of the world’s lowest population densities – it concludes that progress has not been fast enough. There are still unacceptable levels of inequality along the lines of gender, race, region, ethnicity and class. The report provides specific recommendations to ensure that policies and programmes reach the poorest of the poor, enabling them to enjoy their human rights on an equal basis with the rest of the population.
Edward Elgar Publishing eBooks, 2021