Table 2
Human rights and extreme poverty
Reference grid (part 2)
6
Programmes to
promote girls'
education
(reduction in
cost)
Reference
Yemen
Civil and
political
rights
Right to
housing
Essential in
Yemen to
prioritize
girls' schools
of which there
are very few
Portugal:
nursery schools
recently
introduced
nationwide
8
Legal aid for
the poorest of
the poor
9
Programme to involve the
poorest (information on
their rights)
10
Programme in
police
services
11
Non-corrupt
tax and legal
system
Yemen
Belgium
Portugal
BelgiumPortugal
Imprisonment of
the very poor
for not paying a
fine. Should be
abolished and
replaced by
other penalties
Priority aim
in France,
Portugal,
Belgium
Outreach to churches,
schools, mosques
Locally and nationally
elected representatives
(Yemen)
Special cases of illegals
in Europe
Bulgaria: National
council on Ethnic
Problems
As a matter
of principle,
combating
corruption is
an essential
component
Portugal: special
training for the most
disadvantaged groups,
identified by local board
(citizens education
board)
Bulgaria: special
programmes with UNDP
For the excluded,
marginalized, retirees,
single mothers and
Gypsies
Releases
essential
financial
resources
Releases
financial
resources
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Right to
education
7
Programmes in
prisons
(adolescents,
release)
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