What is the name of the United Nations treaty that includes economic, social and cultural rights?
Q: What is the name of the United Nations treaty that includes economic, social and cultural rights?
A: The International Covenant on Economic, Social and Cultural Rights.
Q: What are some examples of economic, social and cultural rights?
A: Examples of economic, social and cultural rights include the right to education (school), the right to work with good pay in a safe place to work, the right to strike, the right to housing, the right to Social Security, the right to be healthy and the right to an adequate standard of living.
Q: Where were these rights listed before they were included in this treaty?
A: These rights were already listed in the United Nations' Universal Declaration of Human Rights.
Q: Why was a separate Covenant specifically on economic, social and cultural rights done?
A: A separate Covenant specifically on economic, social and cultural rights was done for a reason. These rights were not included in the International Covenant on Civil and Political Rights. These two Covenants were kept separate because civil rights are thought to be protected more strongly than economic, social and cultural rights. A separate Covenant on Economic, Social and Cultural Rights was done to make it clear how important these rights are.
Q: What does Vienna Declaration say about human rights?
A: According to Vienna Declaration all human rights must be protected equally because "all human rights are universal and cannot be divided."
Q: Why do countries agree that every person should have these economic, social &culturalrights?
A: Countries agree that every person should have these economic, social &culturalrights because it is their responsibility under international law as stated by The International Covenant on Economic ,Social &Cultural Rights .
