A/HRC/6/8 page 6 17. Brazil stressed that individual communications should not be subject to stricter requirements than collective communications and supported the inclusion of an inquiry procedure, while stressing the need to clarify the actions or omissions that would lead to an inquiry. Brazil also noted that an à la carte approach would mean a conceptual setback. Ecuador recalled that the concept of progressive realization does not allow States to unduly postpone their efforts to ensure the full realization of these rights. 18. The Republic of Korea expressed its preference that individual communications under an optional protocol should be restricted to grave violations and noted that the inclusion of a collective communication mechanism requires careful consideration. 19. The NGO Coalition for an optional protocol to the International Covenant on Economic, Social and Cultural Rights (the NGO Coalition), the International Federation for Human Rights (FIDH), Amnesty International, the International Commission of Jurists (ICJ), the FoodFirst Information and Action Network (FIAN) and the International Network for Economic, Social and Cultural Rights (ESCR-Net) emphasized that the optional protocol should be comprehensive in scope consistent with other international human rights mechanisms. III. FIRST READING OF THE DRAFT OPTIONAL PROTOCOL Preamble 20. On paragraph 1, Ethiopia proposed to add wording from the Universal Declaration on Human Rights: “and have determined to promote social progress and better standards of life in larger freedom”, a proposal supported by several States. It was also suggested that a reference to the equal rights of men and women could be added. 21. Concerning paragraph 2, Egypt (on behalf of the African Group) suggested adding the non-exhaustive list of grounds of discrimination contained in article 2 of the Universal Declaration on Human Rights. Argentina, Mexico, Portugal, Spain, Switzerland and the United Kingdom supported the current draft, noting that its wording better captured new prohibited grounds of discrimination. 22. Considering paragraph 3, Ethiopia suggested adding a reference to the Universal Declaration on Human Rights as a source of the wording “freedom from fear and want”. 23. On paragraph 4, Ethiopia proposed including wording from the Vienna Declaration and Programme of Action (sect. I, para. 5): “The international community must treat human rights globally in a fair and equal manner, on the same footing, and with the same emphasis.” 24. On paragraph 5, a number of States noted that the wording “any rights set forth in the Covenant” should be revised in light of the discussions on articles 2 and 3. Japan and Sweden suggested incorporating agreed language from the preamble of the first Optional Protocol to the International Covenant on Civil and Political Rights (ICCPR-OP1) in relation to communications “from individuals”. 25. France, supported by Azerbaijan, Denmark, Egypt, Nigeria, Peru and the United Kingdom, suggested adding the word “alleged” before violations.