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ESCR / Interdisciplinary study

Attacking the Root Causes of Torture Poverty, Inequality and Violence

An Interdisciplinary Study

Preface by Ms. Louise Arbour, United Nations High Commissioner for Human Rights

Edited by Thomas E. McCarthy, OMCT

Reference documents

PART l: Socio-Economic Inequality and Violence: Empirical Studies

Chapter 1: Correlating socio-economic inequality and violence, an empirical analysis by Alan Wood

  • Full analysis (Conference report-Final document 29.05.06 plus errata)

Chapter 2: The link between home ownership and domestic violence to women

  • A case study from South Africa by Cedric Loots of the Human Rights Institute of South Africa.

Chapter 3: Poverty and violence in developed countries: two studies

  • Anders Nilsson & Felipe Estrada: "Victimisation, Inequality and Welfare during an Economic Recession; A study of Self Reported Victimisation in Sweden 1988-1999"
  • Felipe Estrada and Anders Nilsson: "Exposure to threatening and violent behaviour among single mothers – the significance of lifestyle, neighbourhood and welfare situation", British Journal of Criminology, 44:2:168-187.
  • A third study has also been prepared by Felipe Estrada and Anders Nilsson entitled: “The inequality of victimisation. Exposure to crime among rich and poor 1984-2001”, Arbetsrapport/Institutet för Framtidsstudier; 2005:8 Institute for Futures Studies Box 591, SE-101 31 Stockholm, Sweden

PART ll Country Profiles and Case Studies

Chapter 4: Argentina - country profile and case study

  • final report (spanish)
  • case study (spanish)
  • final report and case study (english)

Chapter 5: Egypt - country profile and case studies

  • general evaluation
  • case studies

Chapter 6: Nepal - country profile and case study

  • general evaluation
  • case study

Chapter 7: South Africa

  • general evaluation

Chapter 8: Uzbekistan - country profile and case studies

  • general evaluation
  • case study1
  • case study2
  • "State violence in Uzbekistan, An Alternative Report to the United Nations Human Rights Committee", OMCT, Tashkent Women’s Resourec Centre, Legal Aid Society and Initiative Youth Group “Orzu”,  Tashkent and Geneva, February 2005
  • "Uzbekistan: Violence, Repression and Denial of Economic, Social and Cultural Rights", OMCT, Legal Aid Society, Geneva, May, 2002
  • United Nations Development Group, Common Country Assessment Uzbekistan 2003

ESCR Activities

  • Working with NGOs to reinforce their capacity for action
  • Bringing about change through action files and other forms of intervention
  • Using United Nations Treaty Bodies to bring about change: Submitting alternative reports
  • Working with the European Union
  • Building a framework of understanding through advocacy

ESCR Project

  • OMCT’s project: Preventing torture and other forms of violence by acting on their economic, social and cultural root causes
  • OMCT Scientific Council: Economic, Social and Cultural Root Causes of Torture

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