Legal Instruments

• Social Charter
  • Background and Mandates
  • CP/CEPCIDI Group
  • Inputs
  • Reference Documents
• Protocol of San Salvador
  • Background and Mandates
  • Working Group
  • Documents
  • Civil Society
  • Report of Activities

Consultation period on the second group of rights of the Protocol of San Salvador (Spanish only)

International seminar "Indicators of economic, social and cultural rights (ESCR) and monitoring of social policies for poverty reduction and the achievement of equality" (Spanish only)

Civil Society

Consultation to civil societies on the Document “Progress Indicators for Measuring Rights Under the Protocol of San Salvador”,
Between March and November, 2011

By request and initiative of the Working Group for the analysis of national reports under the Protocol of San Salvador, the document was subjected to consultation with representatives of civil societies, social and human rights organisms, organisms specialized on the United Nations and Inter-American systems, and academics specialized in the advance of the economic, social and cultural rights. The goal was to receive inputs to strengthen the document to be approved by the Member States of the OAS.

Below are the comments received (documents available only in Spanish)

Organizations, social platforms and unions
United Nations High Commissioner for Human Rights I
United Nations High Commissioner for Human Rights II
Center for Legal and Social Studies
Committee of Latin America and the Caribbean for the defense of women rights
Independent Consultant
Latin American Team on Justice and Gender

Joint Meeting of the Working Group and the Protocol facultative with civil society
Agenda (available only in Spanish)
Washington, DC – October 26, 2011

Other Consultations with civil societies
• Consultation with social actors on Social Determinants of Health
• Consultation with social actors on Poverty and Inequity