Human Rights That Are Applicable to All
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fundamental freedoms; they also emphasize their determination to ensure the effective
exercise of these rights and freedoms.
Vienna 1989 (Questions Relating to Security in Europe: Principles)
(12) (…) They recognize that (…) economic, social, cultural and other rights and
freedoms are all of paramount importance and must be fully realized by all appropriate means.
(13) In this context they will
(13.1) - develop their laws, regulations and policies in the field of (…) economic, social,
cultural and other human rights and fundamental freedoms and put them into practice
in order to guarantee the effective exercise of these rights and freedoms;
(13.2) - consider acceding to (…) the International Covenant on Economic, Social and
Cultural Rights and other relevant international instruments, if they have not yet done
so;
(…)
(14) The participating States recognize that the promotion of economic, social, cultural
rights as well as of civil and political rights is of paramount importance for human dignity and for the attainment of the legitimate aspirations of every individual.
They will therefore continue their efforts with a view to achieving progressively the full
realization of economic, social and cultural rights by all appropriate means, including in
particular by the adoption of legislative measures. In this context they will pay special
attention to problems in the areas of employment, housing, social security, health, education and culture. They will promote constant progress in the realization of all rights
and freedoms within their countries, as well as in the development of relations among
themselves and with other States, so that everyone actually enjoys to the full his economic, social and cultural rights as well as his civil and political rights.
Paris 1990 (A New Era of Democracy, Peace and Unity)
We affirm that, without discrimination (…) everyone (…) has the right:
(…)
to enjoy his economic, social and cultural rights.
3.2.2 Economic and Social Rights
A. General Provisions
Bonn 1990
[The participating States] will endeavour to achieve or maintain the following:
(…)
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