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Women’s Human Rights Alliance Introduction Here

UN System Treaty Based Human Rights Treaties -Treaty Based Committees Office of the High Commissioner for Human Rights (OHCHR)

UN System Treaty Based Human Rights Treaties -Treaty Based Committees International Covenant on Civil & Political Rights (ICCPR) International Covenant on Economic, Social, & Cultural Rights (ICESCR) Convention on the Elimination of All Forms of Racial Discrimination (CERD) Convention on the Elimination of All Forms of Discrimination Against Women (CEDAW) Convention Against Torture (CAT) Convention on the Rights of the Child (CRC) Convention on the Protection of the Rights of All Migrant Workers & Their Families (CMW) Convention on the Rights of Persons with Disabilities (CRPD)

UN System Treaty Monitoring System: Roles of Committees General Comments Individual Complaints Reporting Mechanism

State Obligations

Respect – Not to interfere with the exercise of the right Protect – To ensure others do not interfere, primarily through effective regulation & remedies Fulfil – Promote rights, facilitate access to rights, & provide for those unable to provide for themselves

International Covenant on Economic, Social, & Cultural Rights: Examining Right to Health from a Gender Perspective

ICESCR Article The States Parties to the present Covenant recognize the right of everyone to the enjoyment of the highest attainable standard of physical and mental health.

What is the right to health? Available, accessible, acceptable health facilities, goods, & services that are appropriate & of good quality Freedom to make decisions about one’s own health Entitlement to a system of health protection Concerns factors leading to a healthy life – ‘underlying determinants of health’

What is the right to health? Non-discrimination Participation Government obligation to respect, protect, & fulfil the right to health Monitoring Accountability mechanisms Remedies

‘Underlying Determinants of Health’ Water & Sanitation Adequate & Safe Food Adequate Housing Environmental Conditions Working Conditions Gender Equality Health Info & Education

What the right to health is NOT? The right to be healthy ONLY a long-term programmatic goal Economic difficulty does not absolve a state’s obligations Will be resolved overnight

What about women? Using a gender perspective means recognising that both biological & socio-cultural factors play a role in influencing the health of women… Policies & programmes must consciously set out to address these differences.