A/HRC/38/33 Report of the Special Rapporteur on extreme poverty and human rights Contents Page 2 I. Introduction ................................................................................................................................... 3 II. Legal framework and IMF mandate .............................................................................................. 5 III. Mandate flexibility in practice ...................................................................................................... 6 A. Human rights taboo............................................................................................................... 6 B. Grey zones: corruption and military spending ...................................................................... 7 C. Precedents for change: economic and gender inequality ...................................................... 9 IV. Social protection............................................................................................................................ 10 V. Conclusions and recommendations ............................................................................................... 17