United Nations
General Assembly
A/HRC/17/34/Add.2
Distr.: General
17 May 2011
Original: English
Human Rights Council
Seventeenth session
Agenda item 3
Promotion and protection of all human rights, civil,
political, economic, social and cultural rights,
including the right to development
Report of the independent expert on the question of human
rights and extreme poverty, Magdalena Sepúlveda Carmona
Addendum
Mission to Ireland∗ ∗∗
Summary
At the invitation of the Government, the independent expert on the question of
human rights and extreme poverty, Magdalena Sepúlveda Carmona, undertook a mission to
Ireland from 10 to 15 January 2011. The independent expert focuses her report on the
impact of the economic and financial crises in Ireland, and the effect of recovery measures
on the level of enjoyment of human rights.
The independent expert recognizes the difficult situation faced by Ireland. However,
the impact of the crises has been severe, particularly for the most vulnerable segments of
Irish society. The independent expert reiterates that Ireland’s human rights obligations
apply even during times of economic hardship, and that recovery measures must not
disproportionately impact the poorest segments of society.
In this report, the independent expert looks at the enjoyment of human rights, in
particular economic, social and cultural rights, by the most vulnerable individuals and
groups, and provides concrete recommendations on how to implement a human rightsbased recovery in Ireland.
∗ Late submission.
∗∗ The summary of the present report is circulated in all official languages. The report itself,
contained in the annex to the summary, is circulated in the language of submission only.
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