Committee on Economic, Social and Cultural Rights

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UN human rights committee United Nations treaty body human rights treaty body

The Committee on Economic, Social and Cultural Rights is a body of independent experts that monitors and interprets states’ implementation of the International Covenant on Economic, Social and Cultural Rights within the UN human rights system.

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Label	Occurrences
Committee on Economic, Social and Cultural Rights canonical	11
CESCR	2

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This entity first appeared as the object of triple T337130 — resolving that mention is where its identity was fixed. The disambiguator weighed these candidate entities and picked the highlighted one (or “None”, minting a new entity). This is how homonymy is resolved: the same surface form can point to different entities.

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Target entity: Committee on Economic, Social and Cultural Rights
Context triple: [United Nations treaty bodies, includes, Committee on Economic, Social and Cultural Rights]

A. Human Rights Committee
The Human Rights Committee is a United Nations body of independent experts that monitors states’ implementation of the International Covenant on Civil and Political Rights.
B. United Nations Commission on Human Rights
The United Nations Commission on Human Rights was a principal UN body, active from 1946 to 2006, responsible for promoting and protecting human rights worldwide and drafting key international human rights instruments.
C. Economic, Social and Cultural Council
The Economic, Social and Cultural Council is a civil society advisory body of the African Union that provides input on economic, social, and cultural issues to support the Union’s policymaking.
D. United Nations Human Rights Council
The United Nations Human Rights Council is an intergovernmental body within the UN system responsible for promoting and protecting human rights around the world through dialogue, monitoring, and recommendations.
E. Committee against Torture
The Committee against Torture is a United Nations body of independent experts that monitors states’ implementation of the Convention against Torture and works to prevent torture and other cruel, inhuman or degrading treatment worldwide.
F. None of above. chosen
G. Unsure - the case is ambiguous/there is not enough information to decide.

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Target entity: Committee on Economic, Social and Cultural Rights
Target entity description: The Committee on Economic, Social and Cultural Rights is a body of independent experts that monitors and interprets states’ implementation of the International Covenant on Economic, Social and Cultural Rights within the UN human rights system.

A. Human Rights Committee
The Human Rights Committee is a United Nations body of independent experts that monitors states’ implementation of the International Covenant on Civil and Political Rights.
B. United Nations Commission on Human Rights
The United Nations Commission on Human Rights was a principal UN body, active from 1946 to 2006, responsible for promoting and protecting human rights worldwide and drafting key international human rights instruments.
C. Economic, Social and Cultural Council
The Economic, Social and Cultural Council is a civil society advisory body of the African Union that provides input on economic, social, and cultural issues to support the Union’s policymaking.
D. United Nations Human Rights Council
The United Nations Human Rights Council is an intergovernmental body within the UN system responsible for promoting and protecting human rights around the world through dialogue, monitoring, and recommendations.
E. Committee against Torture
The Committee against Torture is a United Nations body of independent experts that monitors states’ implementation of the Convention against Torture and works to prevent torture and other cruel, inhuman or degrading treatment worldwide.
F. None of above. chosen

Statements (49)

Predicate	Object
instanceOf	UN human rights committee ⓘ United Nations treaty body ⓘ human rights treaty body ⓘ
abbreviation	CESCR ⓘ linked to: Committee on Economic, Social and Cultural Rights
composedOf	independent experts ⓘ
countryReportsReviewed	states parties to the International Covenant on Economic, Social and Cultural Rights ⓘ
createdBy	United Nations Economic and Social Council resolution 1985/17 ⓘ
dateEstablished	1985 ⓘ
establishedBy	United Nations Economic and Social Council ⓘ
fullName	Committee on Economic, Social and Cultural Rights ⓘ
hasFunction	adopt concluding observations on states parties ⓘ consider communications under the Optional Protocol to the International Covenant on Economic, Social and Cultural Rights ⓘ examine state party reports ⓘ issue general comments on economic, social and cultural rights ⓘ monitor implementation of economic, social and cultural rights ⓘ
hasMemberType	independent expert ⓘ
hasNumberOfMembers	18 ⓘ
hasWorkingMethods	adoption of general comments ⓘ consideration of individual communications ⓘ dialogue with state delegations ⓘ inquiries into grave or systematic violations under the Optional Protocol ⓘ review of periodic reports ⓘ
headquartersLocation	Geneva ⓘ Switzerland ⓘ
interprets	International Covenant on Economic, Social and Cultural Rights ⓘ
language	Arabic ⓘ Chinese ⓘ English ⓘ French ⓘ Russian ⓘ Spanish ⓘ
legalBasis	International Covenant on Economic, Social and Cultural Rights ⓘ United Nations Economic and Social Council resolution 1985/17 ⓘ
meetsAt	Palais des Nations ⓘ
membersElectedBy	United Nations Economic and Social Council ⓘ
membersServeIn	personal capacity ⓘ
monitorsImplementationOf	International Covenant on Economic, Social and Cultural Rights ⓘ
parentOrganization	Office of the United Nations High Commissioner for Human Rights ⓘ
partOf	United Nations ⓘ United Nations human rights system ⓘ
regionServed	worldwide ⓘ
reportsTo	United Nations Economic and Social Council ⓘ
shortName	CESCR ⓘ linked to: Committee on Economic, Social and Cultural Rights
subjectArea	cultural rights ⓘ economic rights ⓘ social rights ⓘ
treatyMonitored	International Covenant on Economic, Social and Cultural Rights ⓘ
typeOfBody	expert body ⓘ
website	https://www.ohchr.org/en/treaty-bodies/cescr ⓘ

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Referenced by (13)

Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.

United Nations treaty bodies → includes → Committee on Economic, Social and Cultural Rights ⓘ

International Covenant on Economic, Social and Cultural Rights → monitoredBy → Committee on Economic, Social and Cultural Rights ⓘ

International Bill of Human Rights → relatedTo → Committee on Economic, Social and Cultural Rights ⓘ

United Nations human rights system → monitoredBy → Committee on Economic, Social and Cultural Rights ⓘ

Committee on Economic, Social and Cultural Rights → fullName → Committee on Economic, Social and Cultural Rights ⓘ

Committee on Economic, Social and Cultural Rights → shortName → CESCR ⓘ

linked to: Committee on Economic, Social and Cultural Rights

Committee on Economic, Social and Cultural Rights → abbreviation → CESCR ⓘ

linked to: Committee on Economic, Social and Cultural Rights

Optional Protocol to the International Covenant on Economic, Social and Cultural Rights → monitoredBy → Committee on Economic, Social and Cultural Rights ⓘ

Economic, Social and Cultural Rights → areMonitoredBy → Committee on Economic, Social and Cultural Rights ⓘ

Optional Protocols to core human rights treaties → monitoredBy → Committee on Economic, Social and Cultural Rights ⓘ

United Nations Economic and Social Council resolution 1985/17 → establishes → Committee on Economic, Social and Cultural Rights ⓘ

Palais Wilson → occupant → Committee on Economic, Social and Cultural Rights ⓘ

subject linked to: Palais Wilson, Geneva

International Covenants → monitoredBy → Committee on Economic, Social and Cultural Rights ⓘ

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Referenced by (13)

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