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Days of Discussion

CESCR

  • Right to Health (1993)
  • Human Rights Education and Public Information Activities Relating to the International Discussion on Human Rights Education and Public Information Activities Relating to the ICESCR (1994)
  • Right to Education (Articles 13 and 14) (1998)
  • Globalization and its Impact on the Enjoyment of Economic and Social Rights (1998)
  • The Right of Everyone to Benefit from the Protection of the Moral and Material Interests Resulting from any Scientific, Literary or Artistic Production of which he is the Author (article 15.1(c)) (2000)
  • International Consultation - Economic, Social and Cultural Rights in the Development Activities of International Institutions (2001)
  • Equal Right of Men and Women to the Enjoyment of Economic, Social and Cultural Rights Set Forth in the ICESCR (Article 3) (2002)
  • The Right to Work (Article 6) (2003)
  • Non-Discrimination and the Covenant on Economic, Social and Cultural Rights (2008)
  • The Right to take part in cultural life (Article 15(1)(a)) (2008)
  • The Right to Social Security (Article 9) (2006)
  • The right to sexual and reproductive health (2010)

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    CESCR, CEDAW, CRC, CMW and CRPD hold "Days of General Discussion", and CERD holds “Thematic Discussions”. The Committee holds a discussion of a different topic on each of these Days, and may publish the results of the discussion in its annual or session report. Usually a number of background papers are submitted and published for the Day of Discussion.