Economic social and cultural rights (ESCR) include the rights to adequate food, to adequate housing, to education, to health, to social security, to take part in cultural life, to water and sanitation, and to work.

Developing countries, with due regard to human rights and their national economy, may determine to what extent they would guarantee the economic rights recognized in the present Covenant to non-nationals.

Economic, social and cultural rights (ESCR) are socio-economic human rights, such as the right to education, right to housing, right to an adequate standard of living, right to health, victims' rights and the right to science and culture.

Amnesty International promotes the upholding of economic, social and cultural rights, sometimes referred to as “ESC rights”. These rights are protected under the Universal Declaration of Human Rights and many human rights treaties, but what are they, and how are they interlinked?

Economic, social, and cultural rights are the freedoms, privileges, and entitlements that individuals and communities require to live a life of dignity. These human rights include the rights to food, housing, health, education, cultural identity, and more.

2016年1月7日 · Socio-economic rights provide protection for the dignity, freedom and well-being of individuals by guaranteeing state-supported entitlements to education, public health care, housing, a living wage, decent working conditions and other social goods.

2024年9月27日 · The Committee on Economic, Social and Cultural Rights (CESCR) is the body of 18 independent experts that monitors implementation of the International Covenant on Economic, Social and Cultural Rights by its State parties.

Economic, Social and Cultural rights are recognised and protected in international and regional human rights instruments, such as the ICESRC (see box on right). Countries have a legal obligation to respect, protect and fulfil economic, social and cultural rights and are expected to take action towards their fulfilment.

Economic, social, and cultural rights (ESCR) constitute a diverse spectrum of fundamental human rights essential for individuals' well-being and dignity. ESCR are about the rights we need to live our lives on a daily basis, the food we eat, the homes we live in, …

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