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How disrespect for economic, social and cultural rights can lead to torture and other forms of violence

There are a number of ways in which violations of economic, social and cultural rights can lead to torture and cruel, inhuman and degrading treatment or punishment and other forms of violence. These linkages also indicate the areas in which strategic action can be undertaken to reduce or eliminate violence:

References

1. See for example the Argentine case study "The Village" in the OMCT Interdisciplinary Study - Attacking the Root Causes of Torture: Poverty, Inequality and Violence

2. For a more detailed description see the Paper OMCT Presented to the United Nations Committee against Torture "Torture and violations of Economic, Social and Cultural Rights: Appraisal of the Link and Relevance to the Work of the United Nations Committee Against Torture", OMCT Geneva (November 2001), in particular sections 2 & 3. See Torture and violations of ESCR

3. United Nations Committee Against Torture, Communication No 161/2000: Yugoslavia, submitted by Hajrizi Dzemajl. Document CAT/C/29/D/161/2000

4. For a description of this case as well as other jurisprudence in this area and a discussion of the justiciability of economic, social and cultural rights, see chapter 14 of the manual of the United Nations Office of the High Commissioner for Human Rights and the International Bar Association, Professional Training Series No. 9, Human Rights in the Administration of Justice, a Manual on Human Rights for Judges, Prosecutors and Lawyers. Geneva, www.ohchr.org. See also The role of the courts in protecting Economic, Social and Cultural Rights

5. European Court HR, Case of Oneryildiz v. Turkey, judgement of 18 June 2002

6. See in particular, the chapters and case studies relating to Argentina, Egypt, Nepal and Uzbekistan.

7. See section 3 of the OMCT paper presented to the United Nations Committee Against Torture "Torture and violations of Economic, Social and Cultural Rights: Appraisal of the Link and Relevance to the Work of the United Nations Committee Against Torture", OMCT Geneva (November 2001). See also Torture and violations of ESCR

8. E/C.12/NPL/CO/2, 30 April-18 May 2007, §10

9. E/C.12/ALB/CO/1, 24 November 2006

10. See, for example, Medecins sans Frontiers, "Humanitarian situation in Darfur, Sudan - MSF statement to the United Nations Security Council", 24 May 2004, www.msf.org


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