Right to enjoy one's culture |
ICCPR
International Covenant on Civil and Political Rights |
27
In those States in which ethnic, religious or linguistic minorities exist, persons belonging to such minorities shall not be denied the right, in community with the other members of their group, to enjoy their own culture, to profess and practise their own religion, or to use their own language.
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General matters
4. Rights and responsibilities related to tenure |
4.1
States should strive to ensure responsible governance of tenure because land, fisheries and forests are central for the realization of human rights, food security, poverty eradication, sustainable livelihoods, social stability, housing security, rural development, and social and economic growth.
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Right to enjoy one's culture |
ICCPR
International Covenant on Civil and Political Rights |
27
In those States in which ethnic, religious or linguistic minorities exist, persons belonging to such minorities shall not be denied the right, in community with the other members of their group, to enjoy their own culture, to profess and practise their own religion, or to use their own language.
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General matters
5. Policy, legal and organizational frameworks related to tenure |
5.1
States should provide and maintain policy, legal and organizational frameworks that promote responsible governance of tenure of land, fisheries and forests. These frameworks are dependent on, and are
supported by broader reforms to the legal system, public service and judicial authorities
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Right to enjoy one's culture |
CRC
International Convention on the Rights of the Child |
30
In those States in which ethnic, religious or linguistic minorities or persons of indigenous origin exist, a child belonging to such a minority or who is indigenous shall not be denied the right, in community with other members of his or her group, to enjoy his or her own culture, to profess and practise his or her own religion, or to use his or her own language.
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General matters
4. Rights and responsibilities related to tenure |
4.1
States should strive to ensure responsible governance of tenure because land, fisheries and forests are central for the realization of human rights, food security, poverty eradication, sustainable livelihoods, social stability, housing security, rural development, and social and economic growth.
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Right to enjoy one's culture |
CRC
International Convention on the Rights of the Child |
30
In those States in which ethnic, religious or linguistic minorities or persons of indigenous origin exist, a child belonging to such a minority or who is indigenous shall not be denied the right, in community with other members of his or her group, to enjoy his or her own culture, to profess and practise his or her own religion, or to use his or her own language.
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General matters
5. Policy, legal and organizational frameworks related to tenure |
5.1
States should provide and maintain policy, legal and organizational frameworks that promote responsible governance of tenure of land, fisheries and forests. These frameworks are dependent on, and are
supported by broader reforms to the legal system, public service and judicial authorities
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Right to enjoy one's culture |
UNDROP
United Nations Declaration on the Rights of Peasants and Other People Working in Rural Areas |
17.1
1. Peasants and other people living in rural areas have the right to land, individually and/or collectively, in accordance with article 28 of the present Declaration, including the right to have access to, sustainably use and manage land and the water bodies, coastal seas, fisheries, pastures and forests therein, to achieve an adequate standard of living, to have a place to live in security, peace and dignity and to develop their cultures. see also the provisions reported above under "right to land".
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General matters
4. Rights and responsibilities related to tenure |
4.1
States should strive to ensure responsible governance of tenure because land, fisheries and forests are central for the realization of human rights, food security, poverty eradication, sustainable livelihoods, social stability, housing security, rural development, and social and economic growth.
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Right to enjoy one's culture |
UNDROP
United Nations Declaration on the Rights of Peasants and Other People Working in Rural Areas |
17.1
1. Peasants and other people living in rural areas have the right to land, individually and/or collectively, in accordance with article 28 of the present Declaration, including the right to have access to, sustainably use and manage land and the water bodies, coastal seas, fisheries, pastures and forests therein, to achieve an adequate standard of living, to have a place to live in security, peace and dignity and to develop their cultures. see also the provisions reported above under "right to land".
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General matters
5. Policy, legal and organizational frameworks related to tenure |
5.1
States should provide and maintain policy, legal and organizational frameworks that promote responsible governance of tenure of land, fisheries and forests. These frameworks are dependent on, and are
supported by broader reforms to the legal system, public service and judicial authorities
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Right to enjoy one's culture |
UNDROP
United Nations Declaration on the Rights of Peasants and Other People Working in Rural Areas |
26
1. Peasants and other people working in rural areas have the right to enjoy their own culture and to pursue freely their cultural development, without interference or any form of discrimination. They also have the right to maintain, express, control, protect and develop their traditional and local knowledge, such as ways of life, methods of production or technology, or customs and tradition. No one may invoke cultural rights to infringe upon the human rights guaranteed by international law, nor to limit their scope.
2. Peasants and other people working in rural areas have the right, individually and/or collectively, in association with others or as a community, to express their local customs, languages, culture, religions, literature and art, in conformity with international human rights standards.
3. States shall respect, and take measures to recognize and protect, the rights of peasants and other people working in rural areas relating to their traditional knowledge, and eliminate discrimination against the traditional knowledge, practices and technologies of peasants and other people working in rural areas
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General matters
4. Rights and responsibilities related to tenure |
4.1
States should strive to ensure responsible governance of tenure because land, fisheries and forests are central for the realization of human rights, food security, poverty eradication, sustainable livelihoods, social stability, housing security, rural development, and social and economic growth.
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Right to enjoy one's culture |
UNDROP
United Nations Declaration on the Rights of Peasants and Other People Working in Rural Areas |
26
1. Peasants and other people working in rural areas have the right to enjoy their own culture and to pursue freely their cultural development, without interference or any form of discrimination. They also have the right to maintain, express, control, protect and develop their traditional and local knowledge, such as ways of life, methods of production or technology, or customs and tradition. No one may invoke cultural rights to infringe upon the human rights guaranteed by international law, nor to limit their scope.
2. Peasants and other people working in rural areas have the right, individually and/or collectively, in association with others or as a community, to express their local customs, languages, culture, religions, literature and art, in conformity with international human rights standards.
3. States shall respect, and take measures to recognize and protect, the rights of peasants and other people working in rural areas relating to their traditional knowledge, and eliminate discrimination against the traditional knowledge, practices and technologies of peasants and other people working in rural areas
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General matters
5. Policy, legal and organizational frameworks related to tenure |
5.1
States should provide and maintain policy, legal and organizational frameworks that promote responsible governance of tenure of land, fisheries and forests. These frameworks are dependent on, and are
supported by broader reforms to the legal system, public service and judicial authorities
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Right to enjoy one's culture |
UNDRIP
United Nations Declaration on the Rights of Indigenous Peoples |
25
Indigenous peoples have the right to maintain and strengthen their distinctive spiritual relationship with their traditionally owned or otherwise occupied and used lands, territories, waters and coastal seas and other resources and to uphold their responsibilities to future generations in this regard. see also the provision reported above under "right to land".
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General matters
4. Rights and responsibilities related to tenure |
4.1
States should strive to ensure responsible governance of tenure because land, fisheries and forests are central for the realization of human rights, food security, poverty eradication, sustainable livelihoods, social stability, housing security, rural development, and social and economic growth.
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Right to enjoy one's culture |
UNDRIP
United Nations Declaration on the Rights of Indigenous Peoples |
25
Indigenous peoples have the right to maintain and strengthen their distinctive spiritual relationship with their traditionally owned or otherwise occupied and used lands, territories, waters and coastal seas and other resources and to uphold their responsibilities to future generations in this regard. see also the provision reported above under "right to land".
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General matters
5. Policy, legal and organizational frameworks related to tenure |
5.1
States should provide and maintain policy, legal and organizational frameworks that promote responsible governance of tenure of land, fisheries and forests. These frameworks are dependent on, and are
supported by broader reforms to the legal system, public service and judicial authorities
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Right to enjoy one's culture |
UNDRIP
United Nations Declaration on the Rights of Indigenous Peoples |
8
Indigenous peoples and individuals have the right not to be subjected to forced assimilation or destruction of their culture.
2. States shall provide effective mechanisms for prevention of, and redress for:
(a) Any action which has the aim or effect of depriving them of their
integrity as distinct peoples, or of their cultural values or ethnic identities;
(b) Any action which has the aim or effect of dispossessing them of their lands, territories or resources;
(c) Any form of forced population transfer which has the aim or effect of violating or undermining any of their rights;
(d) Any form of forced assimilation or integration;
(e) Any form of propaganda designed to promote or incite racial or ethnic discrimination directed against them
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General matters
4. Rights and responsibilities related to tenure |
4.1
States should strive to ensure responsible governance of tenure because land, fisheries and forests are central for the realization of human rights, food security, poverty eradication, sustainable livelihoods, social stability, housing security, rural development, and social and economic growth.
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Right to enjoy one's culture |
UNDRIP
United Nations Declaration on the Rights of Indigenous Peoples |
8
Indigenous peoples and individuals have the right not to be subjected to forced assimilation or destruction of their culture.
2. States shall provide effective mechanisms for prevention of, and redress for:
(a) Any action which has the aim or effect of depriving them of their
integrity as distinct peoples, or of their cultural values or ethnic identities;
(b) Any action which has the aim or effect of dispossessing them of their lands, territories or resources;
(c) Any form of forced population transfer which has the aim or effect of violating or undermining any of their rights;
(d) Any form of forced assimilation or integration;
(e) Any form of propaganda designed to promote or incite racial or ethnic discrimination directed against them
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General matters
5. Policy, legal and organizational frameworks related to tenure |
5.1
States should provide and maintain policy, legal and organizational frameworks that promote responsible governance of tenure of land, fisheries and forests. These frameworks are dependent on, and are
supported by broader reforms to the legal system, public service and judicial authorities
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Right to enjoy one's culture |
ILO C169
Indigenous and Tribal Peoples Convention, 1989 (no.169) – ILO 169 |
13.1
1. In applying the provisions of this Part of the Convention governments shall respect the special importance for the cultures and spiritual values of the peoples concerned of their relationship with the lands or territories, or both as applicable, which they occupy or otherwise use, and in particular the collective aspects of this relationship. see also the provision reported above under "right to land".
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General matters
4. Rights and responsibilities related to tenure |
4.1
States should strive to ensure responsible governance of tenure because land, fisheries and forests are central for the realization of human rights, food security, poverty eradication, sustainable livelihoods, social stability, housing security, rural development, and social and economic growth.
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Right to enjoy one's culture |
ILO C169
Indigenous and Tribal Peoples Convention, 1989 (no.169) – ILO 169 |
13.1
1. In applying the provisions of this Part of the Convention governments shall respect the special importance for the cultures and spiritual values of the peoples concerned of their relationship with the lands or territories, or both as applicable, which they occupy or otherwise use, and in particular the collective aspects of this relationship. see also the provision reported above under "right to land".
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General matters
5. Policy, legal and organizational frameworks related to tenure |
5.1
States should provide and maintain policy, legal and organizational frameworks that promote responsible governance of tenure of land, fisheries and forests. These frameworks are dependent on, and are
supported by broader reforms to the legal system, public service and judicial authorities
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Right to enjoy one's culture |
European Framework Convention on Minorities
Council of Europe Framework Convention for the Protection of National Minorities |
5
1. The Parties undertake to promote the conditions necessary for persons belonging to national minorities to maintain and develop their culture, and to preserve the essential elements of their identity, namely their religion, language, traditions and cultural heritage.
2 Without prejudice to measures taken in pursuance of their general integration policy, the Parties shall refrain from policies or practices aimed at assimilation of persons belonging to national minorities against their will and shall protect these persons from any action aimed at such assimilation.
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General matters
4. Rights and responsibilities related to tenure |
4.1
States should strive to ensure responsible governance of tenure because land, fisheries and forests are central for the realization of human rights, food security, poverty eradication, sustainable livelihoods, social stability, housing security, rural development, and social and economic growth.
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Right to enjoy one's culture |
European Framework Convention on Minorities
Council of Europe Framework Convention for the Protection of National Minorities |
5
1. The Parties undertake to promote the conditions necessary for persons belonging to national minorities to maintain and develop their culture, and to preserve the essential elements of their identity, namely their religion, language, traditions and cultural heritage.
2 Without prejudice to measures taken in pursuance of their general integration policy, the Parties shall refrain from policies or practices aimed at assimilation of persons belonging to national minorities against their will and shall protect these persons from any action aimed at such assimilation.
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General matters
5. Policy, legal and organizational frameworks related to tenure |
5.1
States should provide and maintain policy, legal and organizational frameworks that promote responsible governance of tenure of land, fisheries and forests. These frameworks are dependent on, and are
supported by broader reforms to the legal system, public service and judicial authorities
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Right to enjoy one's culture |
European Framework Convention on Minorities
Council of Europe Framework Convention for the Protection of National Minorities |
10,1
The Parties undertake to recognise that every person belonging to a national minority has the right to use freely and without interference his or her minority language, in private and in public, orally and in writing.
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General matters
4. Rights and responsibilities related to tenure |
4.1
States should strive to ensure responsible governance of tenure because land, fisheries and forests are central for the realization of human rights, food security, poverty eradication, sustainable livelihoods, social stability, housing security, rural development, and social and economic growth.
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Right to enjoy one's culture |
European Framework Convention on Minorities
Council of Europe Framework Convention for the Protection of National Minorities |
10,1
The Parties undertake to recognise that every person belonging to a national minority has the right to use freely and without interference his or her minority language, in private and in public, orally and in writing.
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General matters
5. Policy, legal and organizational frameworks related to tenure |
5.1
States should provide and maintain policy, legal and organizational frameworks that promote responsible governance of tenure of land, fisheries and forests. These frameworks are dependent on, and are
supported by broader reforms to the legal system, public service and judicial authorities
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Right to enjoy one's culture |
European Framework Convention on Minorities
Council of Europe Framework Convention for the Protection of National Minorities |
11.2 & 3
2. The Parties undertake to recognise that every person belonging to a national minority has the right to display in his or her minority language signs, inscriptions and other information of a private nature visible to the public.
3. In areas traditionally inhabited by substantial numbers of persons belonging to a national minority, the Parties shall endeavour, in the framework of their legal system, including, where appropriate, agreements with other States, and taking into account their specific conditions, to display traditional local names, street names and other topographical indications intended for the public also in the minority language when there is a sufficient demand for such indications.
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General matters
4. Rights and responsibilities related to tenure |
4.1
States should strive to ensure responsible governance of tenure because land, fisheries and forests are central for the realization of human rights, food security, poverty eradication, sustainable livelihoods, social stability, housing security, rural development, and social and economic growth.
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Right to enjoy one's culture |
European Framework Convention on Minorities
Council of Europe Framework Convention for the Protection of National Minorities |
11.2 & 3
2. The Parties undertake to recognise that every person belonging to a national minority has the right to display in his or her minority language signs, inscriptions and other information of a private nature visible to the public.
3. In areas traditionally inhabited by substantial numbers of persons belonging to a national minority, the Parties shall endeavour, in the framework of their legal system, including, where appropriate, agreements with other States, and taking into account their specific conditions, to display traditional local names, street names and other topographical indications intended for the public also in the minority language when there is a sufficient demand for such indications.
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General matters
5. Policy, legal and organizational frameworks related to tenure |
5.1
States should provide and maintain policy, legal and organizational frameworks that promote responsible governance of tenure of land, fisheries and forests. These frameworks are dependent on, and are
supported by broader reforms to the legal system, public service and judicial authorities
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Right to water |
UDHR
Universal Declaration of human rights |
25.1
Everyone has the right to a standard of living adequate for the health and well-being of himself and his family, including food, clothing, housing and medical care and necessary social services, and the right to security in the event of unemployment, sickness, disability, widowhood, old age or other lack of livelihood in circumstances beyond his control.
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General matters
4. Rights and responsibilities related to tenure |
4.1
States should strive to ensure responsible governance of tenure because land, fisheries and forests are central for the realization of human rights, food security, poverty eradication, sustainable livelihoods, social stability, housing security, rural development, and social and economic growth.
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Right to water |
UDHR
Universal Declaration of human rights |
25.1
Everyone has the right to a standard of living adequate for the health and well-being of himself and his family, including food, clothing, housing and medical care and necessary social services, and the right to security in the event of unemployment, sickness, disability, widowhood, old age or other lack of livelihood in circumstances beyond his control.
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General matters
5. Policy, legal and organizational frameworks related to tenure |
5.1
States should provide and maintain policy, legal and organizational frameworks that promote responsible governance of tenure of land, fisheries and forests. These frameworks are dependent on, and are
supported by broader reforms to the legal system, public service and judicial authorities
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Right to water |
ICESCR
International Covenant of Economic Social and Cultural rights |
11.1
The States Parties to the present Covenant recognize the right of everyone to an adequate standard of living for himself and his family, including adequate food, clothing and housing, and to the continuous improvement of living conditions. The States Parties will take appropriate steps to ensure the realization of this right, recognizing to this effect the essential importance of international cooperation based on free consent
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General matters
4. Rights and responsibilities related to tenure |
4.1
States should strive to ensure responsible governance of tenure because land, fisheries and forests are central for the realization of human rights, food security, poverty eradication, sustainable livelihoods, social stability, housing security, rural development, and social and economic growth.
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Right to water |
ICESCR
International Covenant of Economic Social and Cultural rights |
11.1
The States Parties to the present Covenant recognize the right of everyone to an adequate standard of living for himself and his family, including adequate food, clothing and housing, and to the continuous improvement of living conditions. The States Parties will take appropriate steps to ensure the realization of this right, recognizing to this effect the essential importance of international cooperation based on free consent
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General matters
5. Policy, legal and organizational frameworks related to tenure |
5.1
States should provide and maintain policy, legal and organizational frameworks that promote responsible governance of tenure of land, fisheries and forests. These frameworks are dependent on, and are
supported by broader reforms to the legal system, public service and judicial authorities
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Right to water |
ICEDAW
International Convention on the Elimination of All Forms of Discrimination Against Women |
14.2.h
States parties shall take all appropriate measures to eliminate discrimination against women in rural areas in order to ensure, on a basis of equality of men and women, that they participate in and benefit from rural development and, in particular shall ensure to women the right: [..] (h) To enjoy adequate living conditions, particularly in relation to housing, sanitation, electricity and water supply, transport and communications.
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General matters
4. Rights and responsibilities related to tenure |
4.1
States should strive to ensure responsible governance of tenure because land, fisheries and forests are central for the realization of human rights, food security, poverty eradication, sustainable livelihoods, social stability, housing security, rural development, and social and economic growth.
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Right to water |
ICEDAW
International Convention on the Elimination of All Forms of Discrimination Against Women |
14.2.h
States parties shall take all appropriate measures to eliminate discrimination against women in rural areas in order to ensure, on a basis of equality of men and women, that they participate in and benefit from rural development and, in particular shall ensure to women the right: [..] (h) To enjoy adequate living conditions, particularly in relation to housing, sanitation, electricity and water supply, transport and communications.
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General matters
5. Policy, legal and organizational frameworks related to tenure |
5.1
States should provide and maintain policy, legal and organizational frameworks that promote responsible governance of tenure of land, fisheries and forests. These frameworks are dependent on, and are
supported by broader reforms to the legal system, public service and judicial authorities
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Right to water |
ICRPD
International Convention on the Rights of Persons with Disabilities |
28.1
States Parties recognize the right of persons with disabilities to an adequate standard of living for themselves and their families, including adequate food, clothing and housing, and to the continuous improvement of living conditions, and shall take appropriate steps to safeguard and promote the realization of this right without discrimination on the basis of disability.
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General matters
4. Rights and responsibilities related to tenure |
4.1
States should strive to ensure responsible governance of tenure because land, fisheries and forests are central for the realization of human rights, food security, poverty eradication, sustainable livelihoods, social stability, housing security, rural development, and social and economic growth.
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Right to water |
ICRPD
International Convention on the Rights of Persons with Disabilities |
28.1
States Parties recognize the right of persons with disabilities to an adequate standard of living for themselves and their families, including adequate food, clothing and housing, and to the continuous improvement of living conditions, and shall take appropriate steps to safeguard and promote the realization of this right without discrimination on the basis of disability.
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General matters
5. Policy, legal and organizational frameworks related to tenure |
5.1
States should provide and maintain policy, legal and organizational frameworks that promote responsible governance of tenure of land, fisheries and forests. These frameworks are dependent on, and are
supported by broader reforms to the legal system, public service and judicial authorities
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Right to water |
UNDROP
United Nations Declaration on the Rights of Peasants and Other People Working in Rural Areas |
21
1. Peasants and other people working in rural areas have the human rights to safe and clean drinking water and to sanitation, which are essential for the full enjoyment of life and all human rights and human dignity. These rights include water supply systems and sanitation facilities that are of good quality, affordable and physically accessible, and non-discriminatory and acceptable in cultural and gender terms.
2. Peasants and other people working in rural areas have the right to water for personal and domestic use, farming, fishing and livestock keeping and to securing other water-related livelihoods, ensuring the conservation, restoration and sustainable use of
water. They have the right to equitable access to water and water management systems, and to be free from arbitrary disconnections or the contamination of water supplies.
3. States shall respect, protect and ensure access to water, including in customary and community-based water management systems, on a non-discriminatory basis, and shall take measures to guarantee affordable water for personal, domestic and
productive uses, and improved sanitation, in particular for rural women and girls, and persons belonging to disadvantaged or marginalized groups, such as nomadic pastoralists, workers on plantations, all migrants regardless of their migration status, and persons living in irregular or informal settlements. States shall promote appropriate and affordable technologies, including irrigation technology, technologies for the reuse of treated wastewater, and for water collection and storage.
4. States shall protect and restore water-related ecosystems, including mountains, forests, wetlands, rivers, aquifers and lakes, from overuse and contamination by harmful substances, in particular by industrial effluent and concentrated minerals and
chemicals that result in slow and fast poisoning.
5. States shall prevent third parties from impairing the enjoyment of the right to water of peasants and other people working in rural areas. States shall prioritize water for human needs before other uses, promoting its conservation, restoration and sustainable use.
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General matters
4. Rights and responsibilities related to tenure |
4.1
States should strive to ensure responsible governance of tenure because land, fisheries and forests are central for the realization of human rights, food security, poverty eradication, sustainable livelihoods, social stability, housing security, rural development, and social and economic growth.
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Right to water |
UNDROP
United Nations Declaration on the Rights of Peasants and Other People Working in Rural Areas |
21
1. Peasants and other people working in rural areas have the human rights to safe and clean drinking water and to sanitation, which are essential for the full enjoyment of life and all human rights and human dignity. These rights include water supply systems and sanitation facilities that are of good quality, affordable and physically accessible, and non-discriminatory and acceptable in cultural and gender terms.
2. Peasants and other people working in rural areas have the right to water for personal and domestic use, farming, fishing and livestock keeping and to securing other water-related livelihoods, ensuring the conservation, restoration and sustainable use of
water. They have the right to equitable access to water and water management systems, and to be free from arbitrary disconnections or the contamination of water supplies.
3. States shall respect, protect and ensure access to water, including in customary and community-based water management systems, on a non-discriminatory basis, and shall take measures to guarantee affordable water for personal, domestic and
productive uses, and improved sanitation, in particular for rural women and girls, and persons belonging to disadvantaged or marginalized groups, such as nomadic pastoralists, workers on plantations, all migrants regardless of their migration status, and persons living in irregular or informal settlements. States shall promote appropriate and affordable technologies, including irrigation technology, technologies for the reuse of treated wastewater, and for water collection and storage.
4. States shall protect and restore water-related ecosystems, including mountains, forests, wetlands, rivers, aquifers and lakes, from overuse and contamination by harmful substances, in particular by industrial effluent and concentrated minerals and
chemicals that result in slow and fast poisoning.
5. States shall prevent third parties from impairing the enjoyment of the right to water of peasants and other people working in rural areas. States shall prioritize water for human needs before other uses, promoting its conservation, restoration and sustainable use.
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General matters
5. Policy, legal and organizational frameworks related to tenure |
5.1
States should provide and maintain policy, legal and organizational frameworks that promote responsible governance of tenure of land, fisheries and forests. These frameworks are dependent on, and are
supported by broader reforms to the legal system, public service and judicial authorities
|
Right to water |
Maputo Protocol
Protocol to the African Charter on Human and Peoples’ Rights on the Rights of Women in Africa |
XV
States Parties shall ensure that women have the right to nutritious and adequate food. In this regard, they shall take appropriate measures to:
a) Provide women with access to clean drinking water, sources of domestic fuel, land, and the means of producing nutritious food;
b) Establish adequate systems of supply and storage to ensure food security.
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General matters
4. Rights and responsibilities related to tenure |
4.1
States should strive to ensure responsible governance of tenure because land, fisheries and forests are central for the realization of human rights, food security, poverty eradication, sustainable livelihoods, social stability, housing security, rural development, and social and economic growth.
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Right to water |
Maputo Protocol
Protocol to the African Charter on Human and Peoples’ Rights on the Rights of Women in Africa |
XV
States Parties shall ensure that women have the right to nutritious and adequate food. In this regard, they shall take appropriate measures to:
a) Provide women with access to clean drinking water, sources of domestic fuel, land, and the means of producing nutritious food;
b) Establish adequate systems of supply and storage to ensure food security.
|
General matters
5. Policy, legal and organizational frameworks related to tenure |
5.1
States should provide and maintain policy, legal and organizational frameworks that promote responsible governance of tenure of land, fisheries and forests. These frameworks are dependent on, and are
supported by broader reforms to the legal system, public service and judicial authorities
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Right to water |
ACRWC
African Charter on the Rights and Welfare of the Child |
14.1 & 2.c
1. Every child shall have the right to enjoy the best attainable state of physical, mental and spiritual health.
2. State Parties to the present Charter shall undertake to pursue the full implementation of this right and in particular shall take measures:
(c) to ensure the provision of adequate nutrition and safe drinking water;
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General matters
4. Rights and responsibilities related to tenure |
4.1
States should strive to ensure responsible governance of tenure because land, fisheries and forests are central for the realization of human rights, food security, poverty eradication, sustainable livelihoods, social stability, housing security, rural development, and social and economic growth.
|
Right to water |
ACRWC
African Charter on the Rights and Welfare of the Child |
14.1 & 2.c
1. Every child shall have the right to enjoy the best attainable state of physical, mental and spiritual health.
2. State Parties to the present Charter shall undertake to pursue the full implementation of this right and in particular shall take measures:
(c) to ensure the provision of adequate nutrition and safe drinking water;
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General matters
5. Policy, legal and organizational frameworks related to tenure |
5.1
States should provide and maintain policy, legal and organizational frameworks that promote responsible governance of tenure of land, fisheries and forests. These frameworks are dependent on, and are
supported by broader reforms to the legal system, public service and judicial authorities
|
Right to water |
ADHR
ASEAN Declaration on Human Rights |
28.e
Every person has the right to an adequate standard of living for himself or herself and his or her family including:
e. The right to safe drinking water and sanitation;
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General matters
4. Rights and responsibilities related to tenure |
4.1
States should strive to ensure responsible governance of tenure because land, fisheries and forests are central for the realization of human rights, food security, poverty eradication, sustainable livelihoods, social stability, housing security, rural development, and social and economic growth.
|
Right to water |
ADHR
ASEAN Declaration on Human Rights |
28.e
Every person has the right to an adequate standard of living for himself or herself and his or her family including:
e. The right to safe drinking water and sanitation;
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General matters
5. Policy, legal and organizational frameworks related to tenure |
5.1
States should provide and maintain policy, legal and organizational frameworks that promote responsible governance of tenure of land, fisheries and forests. These frameworks are dependent on, and are
supported by broader reforms to the legal system, public service and judicial authorities
|
