Fight against poverty and human rights

HUMAN RIGHTS COUNCIL
21st Session
Item 3: Interactive Dialogue on the Report of the Special Rapporteur on Extreme Poverty

12 September 2012

[Excerpt of the declaration]

The “distinction” made between poverty and extreme poverty does not resolve the issue and fails to address the root causes of this phenomenon, which leads to human rights violations. It would be perilous to determine or formalize such a differentiation in law, a differentiation that is, moreover, socially dangerous. Furthermore, it is extremely difficult to measure poverty using methods and indicators developed by the World Bank. For this reason, in our view, the Guiding Principles should apply to poverty as a whole.

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