A/HRC/40/29 Contents Page I. Introduction ................................................................................................................................... 3 II. Ensuring equality and inclusiveness .............................................................................................. 3 A. Understanding inequality from a human rights perspective.................................................. 3 B. Minimum core obligations of States for the realization of economic, social and cultural rights ........................................................................................................................ 6 A human rights-based approach to ensuring equality and inclusiveness .............................. 7 Empowering people....................................................................................................................... 9 A. Right to education ................................................................................................................. 9 B. Rights to food, health, housing, water and sanitation ........................................................... 9 C. Right to work ........................................................................................................................ 10 D. Right to enjoy the benefits of scientific progress and its applications .................................. 11 E. Rights to participation and information ................................................................................ 12 F. Empowerment through the justiciability of economic, social and cultural right .................. 13 G. Role of national human rights institutions ............................................................................ 14 H. Role of civic space ................................................................................................................ 15 Conclusions and recommendations ............................................................................................... 15 C. III. IV. 2