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100. Care International stated that the concept of the “right to justice” should place as much
emphasis on the ability of marginalized persons to enforce rights as it does on their need to
defend themselves when they stand accused.
Section 3
L. State obligations and international cooperation
101. The Government of Belgium recommended that paragraphs 42 to 44 be revised to better
reflect existing norms, such as the principles established by the Development Assistance
Committee of the Organization for Economic Cooperation and Development (OECD/DAC)
regarding international cooperation.
102. The Government of France stated that the first responsibility to respect human rights
resides with States.
103. The independent expert on extreme poverty and human rights noted that the
importance of existing human rights norms and standards has been affirmed by the former
Sub-Commission for the Protection and Promotion of Human Rights in the context of the fight
against extreme poverty; however, the binding character of the obligations associated with those
rights under international treaties needs to be spelled out in the draft guiding principles. States
and the international community should work towards the fulfilment of rights, even to the extent
that rights require only “progressive realization”, with the constraint that no right should be
violated in this process. The enforcement of these obligations may be possible through several
processes, carried out simultaneously and separately, including administrative procedures, social
auditing, public scrutiny, and “naming and shaming”, in addition to treaty body mechanisms or
judicial determination.
104. The South African Human Rights Commission suggested that the draft guiding
principles recognize the responsibility of States and of the international community to craft
social programmes to facilitate the long-term success of those moving out of extreme poverty.
105. The Mouvement contre le Racisme et pour l’Amitié entre les Peuples suggested that the
draft guiding principles should call on States more clearly and firmly to seek coherence in the
implementation of national economic, social and trade policies as well as between international
commitments of a bilateral and multilateral nature.
106. Volontari nel Mondo suggested that the draft guiding principles include provisions
banning the use of predatory pricing policies (“dumping”) against developing countries.
107. Care International suggested including text describing the duty of States to provide social
security and protection for the poor and destitute to the maximum of their available resources.
108. The Marangopoulos Foundation for Human Rights drew attention to the commitments
assumed by States under the Copenhagen Declaration on Social Development and the
Programme of Action of the World Summit for Social Development, reaffirmed in the
Millennium Declaration. It recommended that the draft guiding principles reflect the idea that
international aid should not have the character of temporary relief but of economic and technical
support aiming at the economic independence of poor countries.
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