Welfare reforms breach international law, says new expert legal opinion

New expert legal opinion says the government’s welfare reforms “result in very serious breaches” of international human rights law and constitute “human rights violations for disabled people” and describes the proposals as “aggressive measures”, “regressive” and “prohibited”.

[1966] International Covenant on Economic, Social and Cultural Rights - SDF Chatter

The States Parties to the present Covenant, Considering that, in accordance with the principles proclaimed in the Charter of the United Nations, recognition of the inherent dignity and of the equal and inalienable rights of all members of the human family is the foundation of freedom, justice and peace in the world, Recognizing that these rights derive from the inherent dignity of the human person, Recognizing that, in accordance with the Universal Declaration of Human Rights, the ideal of free human beings enjoying freedom from fear and want can only be achieved if conditions are created whereby everyone may enjoy his economic, social and cultural rights, as well as his civil and political rights, Considering the obligation of States under the Charter of the United Nations to promote universal respect for, and observance of, human rights and freedoms, Realizing that the individual, having duties to other individuals and to the community to which he belongs, is under a responsibility to strive for the promotion and observance of the rights recognized in the present Covenant, Agree upon the following articles:

International Covenant on Economic, Social and Cultural Rights - SDF Chatter

The United States still has not ratified ICESCR. You’ll have to adjust the filter to view only ICESCR if you follow the source. archive.org link [https://web.archive.org/web/20240602180732/https://www.ohchr.org/en/instruments-mechanisms/instruments/international-covenant-economic-social-and-cultural-rights]

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The Ambivalent Status of Socio-Economic Rights in Human Rights-Based Approaches to Development

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Deutscher Bundestag - Fakultativprogramm über wirtschaftliche, soziale und kulturelle...

Das Fakultativprotokoll vom 10. Dezember 2008 zum Internationalen Pakt vom 19. Dezember 1966 über wirtschaftliche, soziale und kulturelle Rechte soll ratifiziert werden. Über den dazu...