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UN body to review Pakistan’s progress on rights today

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“UN body to review Pakistan’s progress on rights today”

ISLAMABAD: A United Nations committee will review Pakistan’s efforts to implement the Interna­tional Covenant on Economic, Social and Cultural Rights (ICESCR) during its eighth session in Geneva on Wednesday. The Committee on Economic, Social and Cultural Rights (CESCR) is a body of 18 independent experts that monitors implementation of the ICESCR by its state parties. The covenant enshrines economic, soc­ial and cultural rights, for instance the rights to adequate food, adequate housing,…

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