US EditionAcknowledges Hdi Care for People as a Right
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San José, Costa Rica.- The Inter-American Court of Human Rights declared this Thursday, in an unprecedented decision, that the care of persons is a right that must be guaranteed by States. The highest continental judicial body noted that "care is configured as the set of actions necessary to preserve human well-being, including assistance to those in a dependent situation or requiring support, temporarily or permanently."
The Inter-American Court of Human Rights issues an advisory opinion recognizing the existence of the autonomous right to care
The Inter-American Court of Human Rights (IACHR) recognized for the first time that care is an autonomous human right and that, consequently, all persons have the right to care, to be cared for and to self-care. According to Advisory Opinion 31, the highest human rights court established that the right to care implies that people have access to time, spaces to exercise that right, thus developing their life project with autonomy. “The Court reco…
It responds to a submission made by Argentina in 2023 for the Court to issue on the responsibilities of States. Milei had tried to withdraw it.
In a historic advance and fruit of the work of hundreds of organizations worldwide, the Inter-American Court of Human Rights affirmed for the first time that the right to care is an autonomous human right under the American Convention on Human Rights. This ruling represents a significant triumph for care workers and society at large.
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