A/HRC/31/60 Report of the Independent Expert on the effects of foreign debt and other related international financial obligations of States on the full enjoyment of human rights, particularly economic, social and cultural rights Contents Page I. Introduction ..................................................................................................................................... 3 II. Why must inequality be considered from a human rights perspective? .......................................... 4 III. Addressing central questions: how do inequality and debt crises interact? ...................................... 8 A. Inequality as a source of sovereign debt increase and crisis ................................................... 8 B. Impact of financial and sovereign debt crisis on inequalities ................................................. 13 Conclusions and recommendations ................................................................................................. 17 A. Conclusions ............................................................................................................................ 17 B. Recommendations ................................................................................................................... 18 IV. 2