Web pages about "Economic, Social and Cultural Rights"
Trapped – collective punishment in Gaza - 12 August 2008
The blockade imposed by Israel on the Gaza Strip over a year ago has left the population of 1.5 million Palestinians trapped with dwindling resources and an economy in ruins.Economic, social and cultural rights strengthened - 19 June 2008
The United Nations Human Rights Council has adopted a new legal instrument to strengthen the protection of economic, social and cultural rights.Myanmar government puts cyclone survivors at increased risk - 5 June 2008
Myanmar’s government is keeping aid from reaching survivors of Cyclone Nargis and stepping up efforts to force them out of emergency shelters.Asian governments urged to pressure Myanmar - 13 May 2008
As hold-ups continue in the supply of foreign aid to Myanmar, Asian leaders have been urged to pressure the country's military rulers into taking swift action to address a growing humanitarian catastrophe.Myanmar obstructionism costs lives - 9 May 2008
In the wake of Cyclone Nargis, the government of Myanmar is deliberately impeding life-saving assistance.Gangs and police cripple Jamaica's inner cities - 2 April 2008
Poor inner city Jamaicans are left at the mercy of gangs and abusive police officers who are rarely, if ever, brought to justice for human rights abuses.South Africa: Rural women the losers in HIV response - 18 March 2008
Rural women living with HIV in circumstances of poverty in South Africa face discrimination in relationships and in communities because of their gender, HIV status and economic marginalization.