Right to food: standards, mechanisms and resources

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Description: "Which is more important: a full stomach or equal protection under the law? Most people would hesitate to answer. It?s a false choice that ignores the interdependence of economic and civil rights, which proposes that the hungry will be nourished by law and order, while the well-fed are fortified against dysfunctional courts. This May 2003, the Asian Legal Resource Centre announced the launch of the Permanent People?s Tribunal on the Right to Food and the Rule of Law in Asia. The Tribunal comes at a time when many governments still assert that economic and social rights can be addressed separately from civil and political rights. In fact, no rights are guaranteed without effective laws to secure them and ensure redress for victims. Without equitable and enforceable laws, the product of a farmer?s plough is no more secure than the product of a journalist?s pen... Read more..." This page also contains specific reports on violations of the right to food in Burma.
Source/publisher: Asian Legal Resource Centre
2003-04-00
Date of entry/update: 2003-06-03
Grouping: Websites/Multiple Documents
Language: English, Burmese (မြန်မာဘာသာ)
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Description: Reports, resolutions etc.
Source/publisher: United Nations
Date of entry/update: 2003-06-03
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Language: Arabic, Chinese, English, French, Russian, Spanish
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Description: "London, UK - Rohingya refugees will face increased food insecurity as the World Food Program (WFP) issued further cuts to food rations for Rohingya refugees in Bangladesh, said Burma Human Rights Network (BHRN). Refugees' food stipends were reduced significantly in March 2023, and further cuts were made starting 1 June. The cuts will reduce the value of rations provided to Rohingya refugees to US$8 per month, or 27 cents per day. An earlier reduction was implemented in March 2023 from US$12 per month to US$10 per month. The food aid cuts are severely impacting refugees, many of whom are survivors of genocide in Burma and face hardships in Bangladesh,”said BHRN’s Executive Director, Kyaw Win. “Restrictions on refugees in Bangladesh and aid cuts may push Rohingya back to Burma. Repatriation at this time is dangerous, and there is still an ongoing genocide in Burma against the Rohingya. Donor governments must provide funding to meet the shortfalls in the humanitarian response in Bangladesh. The Rohingya Humanitarian Joint Response Plan budget of US$876 million remains underfunded. BHRN calls on donor governments to fund and develop a plan to reinstate full rations for refugees. While funding shortages impact refugees worldwide, more must be done to counteract and prepare for them. The international community must develop a plan for the Rohingya that will ensure humanitarian assistance is not cut, including food aid. Organisation’s Background BHRN is based in London and operates across Burma/Myanmar working for human rights, minority rights and religious freedom in the country. BHRN has played a crucial role in advocating for human rights and religious freedom with politicians and world leaders..."
Source/publisher: Burma Human Rights Network
2023-06-06
Date of entry/update: 2023-06-06
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Description: "SITUATION OVERVIEW Under the leadership of the Government of Bangladesh, the humanitarian community continued providing lifesaving assistance and support to Rohingya refugees and members of the vulnerable host community in an increasingly resource-strained environment. The COVID-19 pandemic, compounded by the effects of devastating monsoon rains, has exacerbated suffering and humanitarian needs. The emergency health response was scaled up according to the rising trends of COVID-19 cases in the refugee camps and host communities, while increases in cases of Acute Watery Diarrhoea (AWD) required a simultaneous multi-sectoral response. In end-July, flash floods and landslides battered the camps, tragically causing six fatalities and affecting thousands of refugees. It is the second year in a row that the monsoon season was preceded by a period of reduced preparedness and disaster risk reduction activities due to COVID19 lockdown restrictions, contributing to a need for a more robust emergency response. In line with a strict national COVID-19 lockdown, humanitarian activities in the camps were delivered at drastically reduced levels. Thousands of Rohingya refugee and host community volunteers worked tirelessly to deliver the most critical services in the response with COVID-19 prevention measures in place. However, the humanitarian community remained concerned by the deterioration of the overall protection environment in the camps; the need for reliable access to services including case management, psychosocial support and referrals, particularly in response to cases of gender-based violence and child protection issues, remained as critical as ever. Despite these vast challenges, preparations for the upcoming launch of the COVID-19 vaccination for Rohingya refugees -- a demonstration of equity and inclusiveness as part of the Government’s National Deployment and Vaccination Plan -- brought hope for vulnerable Rohingya refugees in Bangladesh..."
Source/publisher: Inter Sector Coordination Group via "Reliefweb" (New York)
2021-09-06
Date of entry/update: 2021-09-09
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Description: [For Burma, the most relevant section is that dealing with non-international armed conflict]. "War is one of the primary obstacles to realization of the right of all people to have adequate food. This article examines the relevant provisions, belonging to human rights law or international humanitarian law, of the various international law treaties The author concludes that the body of rules codified by the instruments of international humanitarian law in force today are sufficient to ensure adequate food for persons affected by armed conflict. Unlike the human rights treaties, the humanitarian law conventions do not create subjective rights for the persons concerned, but binding obligations for States."...R?sum? de l?article: "La guerre est l?un des obstacles majeurs ? la r?alisation du droit de chacun ? une alimentation ad?quate. Cet article examine les dispositions pertinentes des diff?rents trait?s de droit international, qu?elles appartiennent au droit des droits de l?homme ou au droit international humanitaire. L?auteur conclut que les instruments de droit international humanitaire en vigueur ont codifi? un corps de r?gles suffisant pour assurer une alimentation ad?quate aux personnes touch?es par un conflit arm?. Contrairement aux trait?s relatifs aux droits de l?homme, les conventions de droit humanitaire ne cr?ent pas des droits subjectifs pour les personnes concern?es, mais des obli-gations qui lient les ?tats."
Creator/author: Jelena Pejic
Source/publisher: ICRC: International Review of the Red Cross No. 844, p. 1097-1110.
2001-12-31
Date of entry/update: 2010-11-29
Grouping: Individual Documents
Language: English
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Description: See Article 25
Source/publisher: United Nations
1948-12-10
Date of entry/update: 2009-08-11
Grouping: Individual Documents
Language: Falam (Chin)
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Description: See Article 25
Source/publisher: United Nations
1948-12-10
Date of entry/update: 2009-08-11
Grouping: Individual Documents
Language: Hakha (Chin)
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Description: See Article 25
Source/publisher: United Nations
1948-12-10
Date of entry/update: 2009-08-11
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Language: Thai
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Description: See Article 25
Source/publisher: United Nations
1948-12-10
Date of entry/update: 2009-08-11
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Language: Tiddim (Chin)
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Description: Establishing the mandate of the Special Rapporteur on the right to food
2000-04-17
Date of entry/update: 2003-06-03
Grouping: Individual Documents
Language: English
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Description: GENERAL COMMENT 12: The right to adequate food...Introduction and basic premises: "1. The human right to adequate food is recognized in several instruments under international law. The International Covenant on Economic, Social and Cultural Rights deals more comprehensively than any other instrument with this right. Pursuant to article 11.1 of the Covenant, States parties recognize "the right of everyone to an adequate standard of living for himself and his family, including adequate food, clothing and housing, and to the continuous improvement of living conditions", while pursuant to article 11.2 they recognize that more immediate and urgent steps may be needed to ensure "the fundamental right to freedom from hunger and malnutrition". The human right to adequate food is of crucial importance for the enjoyment of all rights..."
Source/publisher: United Nations Committee on Economic, Social and Cultural Rights
1999-05-14
Date of entry/update: 2003-06-03
Grouping: Individual Documents
Language: English (also available in Arabic, Chinese, French, Russian and Spanish)
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Description: See especially Article 11... Adopted and opened for signature, ratification and accession by General Assembly resolution 2200A (XXI) of 16 December 1966 entry into force 3 January 1976, in accordance with article 27
Source/publisher: United Nations
1976-01-03
Date of entry/update: 2003-06-03
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Language: English
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Description: See Article 25
Source/publisher: United Nations
1948-12-10
Date of entry/update: 2003-06-03
Grouping: Individual Documents
Language: English
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Description: See Article 25
Source/publisher: United Nations
1948-12-10
Date of entry/update: 2003-06-03
Grouping: Individual Documents
Language: S'gaw-Karen
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Description: See Article 25
Source/publisher: United Nations
1948-12-10
Date of entry/update: 2003-06-03
Grouping: Individual Documents
Language: Shan
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Description: See especially Article 25
Source/publisher: United Nations
1948-12-10
Date of entry/update: 2003-06-03
Grouping: Individual Documents
Language: Burmese/ မွနျမာဘာသာ
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Description: See Article 25
Source/publisher: United Nations
1948-12-10
Date of entry/update: 2003-06-03
Grouping: Individual Documents
Language: Pwo-Karen
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