Identify and explain which human rights are being violented by the lack of services and by whom
Answers
- right for vote
- right for food
A violation of economic, social and cultural rights occurs when a State fails in its obligations to ensure that they are enjoyed without discrimination or in its obligation to respect, protect and fulfil them. Often a violation of one of the rights is linked to a violation of other rights.
A few examples of violations of economic, social and cultural rights include:
Forcibly evicting people from their homes (the right to adequate housing)
Contaminating water, for example, with waste from State-owned facilities (the right to health)
Failure to ensure a minimum wage sufficient for a decent living (rights at work)
Failure to prevent starvation in all areas and communities in the country (freedom from hunger)
Denying access to information and services related to sexual and reproductive health (the right to health)
Systematically segregating children with disabilities from mainstream schools (the right to education)
Failure to prevent employers from discriminating in recruitment (based on gender, disability, race, political opinion, social origin, HIV status, etc.) (The right to work)
Failure to prohibit public and private entities from destroying or contaminating food and its source, such as arable land and water (the right to food)
Failure to provide for a reasonable limitation of working hours in the public and private sector (rights at work)
Banning the use of minority or indigenous languages (the right to participate in cultural life)
Denying social assistance to people because of their status (e.g., people without a fixed domicile, asylum-seekers) (the right to social security)
Failure to ensure maternity leave for working mothers (protection of and assistance to the family)
Arbitrary and illegal disconnection of water for personal and domestic use (the right to water).