Economic and social rights after the global financial crisis
A. Using the maximum resources availableB. Ensuring minimum essential levels of ESCR; C. Avoiding deliberate retrogressive measures; D. Ensuring non-discrimination and equality; E. Guaranteeing participation; F. Ensuring accountability; III. States' responses to the crises and their potential threat to the realisation of human rights; A. Eroding social protection systems; B. Cutting spending on public services; C. Reducing wage bills; D. Implementing regressive taxation measures; E. Limiting food subsidies; IV. Recommendations for a rights-based recovery.
