The United Nations General Assembly has adopted a new human rights instrument to protect economic, social and cultural rights . The Optional Protocol to the International Covenant on Economic, Social and Cultural Rights was formally adopted by the General Assembly on Human Rights Day , December 10. The protocol establishes a complaints mechanism to the International Covenant on Economic, Social and Cultural Rights, allowing individuals to complain to an international body about breaches of the Covenant. Complaints will be heard by the UN's Committee on Economic, Social and Cultural Rights . The adoption of the optional protocol has been welcomed by human rights groups, with Amnesty International calling it "a historic instrument that secures access to justice for everyone whose economic, social and cultural rights are violated". Souhayr Belhassen, President of the International Federation of Human Rights , said that the protocol would strengthen human rights.
The United Nations has adopted a new human rights instrument to protect . The was formally adopted by the General Assembly on , December 10. The protocol establishes a complaints mechanism to the , allowing individuals to complain to an international body about breaches of the Covenant. Complaints will be heard by the UN's . The adoption of the optional protocol has been welcomed by human rights groups, with calling it "a historic instrument that secures access to justice for everyone whose economic, social and cultural rights are violated". Souhayr Belhassen, President of the , said that the protocol would strengthen human rights.
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