Amnesty International has prepared its submission to the United Nations Committee on Economic, Social and Cultural Rights for its 57th session (22 February – 4 March 2016) in which it highlights the opportunities and the urgency of reversing the decline of Canada’s domestic human rights record and global human rights standing as well as sets out its recommendations about the implementation of the International Covenant on Economic, Social and Cultural Rights by Canada [ https://www.amnesty.org/en/documents/amr20/3361/2016/en/ ]. This document is an executive summary of the submission containing the general observations, as well as observations relating to general and specific provisions of the Convent and recommendations.
