Sanctions which jeopardize human rights

Sanctions which jeopardize human rights
Imposition of

Type of entry: Potential Violation

[Sanctions] often cause significant disruption in the distribution of food, pharmaceuticals and sanitation supplies, jeopardize the quality of food and the availability of clean drinking water, severely interfere with the functioning of basic health and education systems, and undermine the right to work. ESCR/GC 8(3).

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Related Terms:

Other Related Terms (keywords):

Boycotts
Divestiture
Embargoes

See ESC right:

Food, adequate

Relevant ICESCR Articles:

11(2)(b): The States Parties to the present Covenant, recognizing the fundamental right of everyone to be free from hunger, shall take, individually and through international co-operation, the measures, including specific programmes, which are needed:

(b) Taking into account the problems of both food-importing and food-exporting countries, to ensure an equitable distribution of world food supplies in relation to need.