povertyandhumanrights.org » human rights treaties http://povertyandhumanrights.org Tue, 03 Apr 2012 23:30:39 +0000 en hourly 1 Human rights treaty implementation: The Consensus on Canada http://povertyandhumanrights.org/2007/01/human-rights-treaty-implementation-the-consensus-on-canada/ http://povertyandhumanrights.org/2007/01/human-rights-treaty-implementation-the-consensus-on-canada/#comments Mon, 01 Jan 2007 23:12:45 +0000 phrc http://povertyandhumanrights.org/?p=122 This Law Sheet identifies overlapping areas of human rights treaty obligation in which
various international monitoring bodies have found Canada’s performance to be
unsatisfactory. The extent of the consensus regarding Canada’s non-compliance with its
human rights obligations in particular areas, that exists among the international monitoring
bodies applying different treaties, serves to highlight some of the work that Canadian
governments must attend to urgently, if Canada is to maintain its reputation as a rightsrespecting
nation.

This Law Sheet identifies overlapping areas of human rights treaty obligation in which various international monitoring bodies have found Canada’s performance to be unsatisfactory. The extent of the consensus regarding Canada’s non-compliance with its human rights obligations in particular areas, that exists among the international monitoring bodies applying different treaties, serves to highlight some of the work that Canadian governments must attend to urgently, if Canada is to maintain its reputation as a rights respecting nation.

Human rights treaty implementation: The Consensus on Canada

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]]> http://povertyandhumanrights.org/2007/01/human-rights-treaty-implementation-the-consensus-on-canada/feed/ 0 The Right to Housing under International Human Rights Law (October 2002) http://povertyandhumanrights.org/2002/10/the-right-to-housing-under-international-human-rights-law-october-2002/ http://povertyandhumanrights.org/2002/10/the-right-to-housing-under-international-human-rights-law-october-2002/#comments Tue, 01 Oct 2002 00:35:43 +0000 phrc http://povertyandhumanrights.org/?p=138 Not everyone may realize that governments in Canada are obligated to ensure that everyone has adequate housing. However, Canada is a signatory to international human rights treaties that oblige governments to address conditions of poverty, and to ensure that everyone has an adequate standard of living, including adequate housing. The central human rights treaty concerning the right to housing is the International Covenant on Economic, Social and Cultural Rights, which is known as the “ICESCR.” Canada ratified the ICESCR in 1976. Article 11 of the ICESCR commits governments in Canada to take positive steps to ensure that everyone has an adequate standard of living, including adequate food, clothing, and housing.

The Right to Housing under International Human Rights Law (October 2002)

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