         The right to liberty and freedom of movement The right to equality before the law The right to presumption of innocence until proven guilty The right to be recognised as a person before the law The right to privacy and protection of that privacy by law The right to legal recourse when rights are violated, Freedom of thought, conscience, and religion Freedom of opinion and expression Freedom of assembly and association 11. The ICCPR forbids, inter alia, torture and inhuman or degrading treatment, slavery, arbitrary arrest and detention, propaganda advocating either war or hatred based on race, religion, national origin or language. 12. It guarantees the rights of children and prohibits discrimination based on race, sex, colour, national origin, or language. The Covenant permits governments to temporarily suspend some of these rights in cases of civil emergency only, and lists those rights which cannot be suspended for any reason.6 13. The ICCPR establishes the UN Human Rights Committee to consider reports submitted by States parties on the measures they have adopted which give effect to the rights set forth in the Covenant.7 It can also receive and consider communications from States,8 and also individuals claiming to be victims of violations of the rights set forth in the Covenant, but only, in respect of the latter, if the country under consideration has ratified the Optional Protocol. The State of Palestine has not yet ratified the Optional Protocol. The Human Rights Committee also adopts General Comments interpreting the provisions of the ICCPR. 14. The rights in the International Covenant on Economic, Social and Cultural Rights (ICESCR) include:           Right to work Right to equal pay for equal work Equal opportunity for advancement Right to form and join trade unions Right to strike Right to social security Special protection to the family, mothers and children Right to an adequate standard of living, including food, clothing and housing Right to education Right to a scientific and cultural life. 6 See section V.B. below. Article 40 ICCPR. 8 Article 41 ICCPR. 7 11