The Committee also requested information on initiatives undertaken by the Irish Human Rights Commission to promote economic , social and cultural rights . In December 2005 , the Commission hosted an international conference on economic , social and cultural rights , involving representatives of a number of UN agencies including the Coordinator for the Human Rights and Economic and Social Issues Unit in the Office of the United Nations High Commissioner for Human Rights ( OHCHR ) , the chairperson of the Working Group on an optional protocol to the International Covenant on Economic , Social and Cultural Rights and the Special Rapporteur on adequate housing as a component of the right to an adequate standard of living , and on the right to non-discrimination in this context .