A/HRC/21/39
Contents
Paragraphs
Page
................................................................................................................
1–10
4
II.
Objectives................................................................................................................
11–13
5
III.
Foundational principles ...........................................................................................
14–47
6
I.
IV.
Preface
A.
Dignity, universality, indivisibility, interrelatedness and
interdependence of all rights ...........................................................................
15–17
6
B.
Equal enjoyment of all human rights by persons living in
extreme poverty ..............................................................................................
18–22
6
C.
Equality between men and women .................................................................
23–31
7
D.
Rights of the child ...........................................................................................
32–35
8
E.
Agency and autonomy of persons living in extreme poverty ..........................
36
8
F.
Participation and empowerment .....................................................................
37–41
8
G.
Transparency and access to information .........................................................
42–44
9
H.
Accountability.................................................................................................
45–47
9
Implementation requirements ..................................................................................
48–61
10
A.
States should adopt a comprehensive national strategy to reduce
poverty and social exclusion ...........................................................................
50
10
B.
States should ensure that public policies accord due priority to persons
living in extreme poverty ................................................................................
51–55
10
C.
States should ensure that facilities, goods and services required for
the enjoyment of human rights are accessible, available, adaptable,
affordable and of good quality .......................................................................
56–60
11
States should ensure policy coherence ............................................................
61
11
Specific rights..........................................................................................................
62–90
12
A.
Right to life and physical integrity..................................................................
63–64
12
B.
Rights to liberty and security of the person ....................................................
65–66
12
C.
Right to equal protection before the law, access to justice
and effective remedies ....................................................................................
67–68
13
D.
Right to recognition as a person before the law ..............................................
69–70
14
E.
Right to privacy and to protection for home and family ................................
71–72
14
F.
Right to an adequate standard of living ..........................................................
73–74
15
G.
Right to adequate food and nutrition ..............................................................
75–76
16
H.
Rights to water and sanitation .........................................................................
77–78
17
I.
Right to adequate housing, security of tenure and prohibition
of forced eviction ............................................................................................
79–80
17
J.
Right to the highest attainable standard of physical and mental health ..........
81–82
18
K.
Right to work and rights at work ....................................................................
83–84
19
D.
V.
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