A/HRC/4/16 page 3 CONTENTS Paragraphs Page I. INTRODUCTION ...................................................................... 1-3 4 II. ACTIVITIES OF THE SPECIAL RAPPORTEUR ................... 4-8 4 III. THE APPLICABLE HUMAN RIGHTS LEGAL FRAMEWORK .......................................................................... 9 5 THE SITUATION OF THE BASIC FREEDOMS AND HUMAN RIGHTS ............................................................ 10 - 50 6 A. Civil and political rights; mechanisms of protection .......... 10 - 34 6 B. Economic and social rights ................................................. 35 - 48 11 C. Cultural rights and national minorities ............................... 49 - 50 13 V. CONCLUSIONS AND RECOMMENDATIONS ..................... 51 - 65 13 IV.