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  2. ICESCR concluding observations 2016, paragraph 69

ICESCR concluding observations 2016, paragraph 69

UN recommendation

Plain English recommendation

Government should:

Ratify the Optional Protocol to the ICESCR to allow people who feel their rights have been breached to complain to the ICESCR Committee.


Original UN recommendation

The Committee encourages the State party to ratify the Optional Protocol to the International Covenant on Economic, Social and Cultural Rights.

Date of UN examination

16/06/2016

UN article number

2 (implementation of the Convention)

Original UN document

Download the ICESCR concluding observations 2016 on the UN website

Last updated on 11/09/2019

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