{"id":2436,"date":"2015-04-15T19:34:58","date_gmt":"2015-04-15T10:34:58","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/hrn.or.jp\/eng\/?page_id=2436"},"modified":"2023-10-25T18:15:59","modified_gmt":"2023-10-25T09:15:59","slug":"economic-social-cultural-rights","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/hrn.or.jp\/eng\/economic-social-cultural-rights\/","title":{"rendered":"Economic, Social &#038; Cultural Rights"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"\/eng\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/04\/economic.jpg\" alt=\"Economic Social Cultural Rights\" class=\"aligncenter\" \/><\/p>\n<p align=\"left\">HRN believes that deprivation of ESC rights is grave violation of the most fundamental human rights, and thus gives special focus to these rights.<\/p>\n<p align=\"left\">We work on the violations of ESC rights in the name of \u201cdevelopment\u201d such a land grabbing and violations of indigenous rights. We also work on labour rights violations and exploitation in the course of global business.<\/p>\n<p align=\"left\">HRN has also worked on ESR rights following the 3.11 triple disaster in Japan, with special focus on the right to health of people affected by the nuclear disaster in Fukushima.<\/p>\n<div class=\"box_white\">\n<h2>Activities, Statements and Reports on this topic<\/h2>\n    <div class=\"statement__list\">\n        <article class=\"article__block article__block--statement\">\n    <div class=\"article__categories\">\n        <ul class=\"post-categories\">\n\t<li><a href=\"https:\/\/hrn.or.jp\/eng\/news\/category\/information\/\" rel=\"category tag\">Information<\/a><\/li>\n\t<li><a href=\"https:\/\/hrn.or.jp\/eng\/news\/category\/statement\/\" rel=\"category tag\">Statements<\/a><\/li><\/ul>    <\/div>\n    <div class=\"article__text\">\n        <div class=\"article__title\"><a href=\"https:\/\/hrn.or.jp\/eng\/news\/2026\/02\/03\/hrc61_ws_fukushima\/\">[Statement] Fifteen Years after the Fukushima Nuclear Disaster<\/a>\n                <\/div>\n        <div class=\"article__meta\">\n            <div class=\"article__date\">February 3, 2026<\/div>\n            <div class=\"article__tags\"><a href=\"https:\/\/hrn.or.jp\/eng\/news\/countries\/japan\/fukushima\/\" rel=\"tag\">Fukushima<\/a>, <a href=\"https:\/\/hrn.or.jp\/eng\/news\/countries\/japan\/\" rel=\"tag\">Japan<\/a>, <a href=\"https:\/\/hrn.or.jp\/eng\/news\/tag\/economic-social-and-cultural-rights\/\" rel=\"tag\">Economic social and cultural rights<\/a>, <a href=\"https:\/\/hrn.or.jp\/eng\/news\/tag\/fukushima\/\" rel=\"tag\">Fukushima<\/a>, <a href=\"https:\/\/hrn.or.jp\/eng\/news\/tag\/un-activity\/\" rel=\"tag\">UN Activity<\/a><\/div>\n        <\/div>\n    <\/div>\n<\/article>\n<article class=\"article__block article__block--statement\">\n    <div class=\"article__categories\">\n        <ul class=\"post-categories\">\n\t<li><a href=\"https:\/\/hrn.or.jp\/eng\/news\/category\/information\/\" rel=\"category tag\">Information<\/a><\/li>\n\t<li><a href=\"https:\/\/hrn.or.jp\/eng\/news\/category\/report\/\" rel=\"category tag\">Reports<\/a><\/li><\/ul>    <\/div>\n    <div class=\"article__text\">\n        <div class=\"article__title\"><a href=\"https:\/\/hrn.or.jp\/eng\/news\/2026\/01\/20\/us-report\/\">[Report] Actions of the United States government that significantly harm the protection of human rights internationally<\/a>\n                <\/div>\n        <div class=\"article__meta\">\n            <div class=\"article__date\">January 20, 2026<\/div>\n            <div class=\"article__tags\"><a href=\"https:\/\/hrn.or.jp\/eng\/news\/countries\/usa\/\" rel=\"tag\">USA<\/a>, <a href=\"https:\/\/hrn.or.jp\/eng\/news\/tag\/accountability-for-gross-human-rights-violations\/\" rel=\"tag\">Accountability for gross human rights violations<\/a>, <a href=\"https:\/\/hrn.or.jp\/eng\/news\/tag\/economic-social-and-cultural-rights\/\" rel=\"tag\">Economic social and cultural rights<\/a><\/div>\n        <\/div>\n    <\/div>\n<\/article>\n<article class=\"article__block article__block--statement\">\n    <div class=\"article__categories\">\n        <ul class=\"post-categories\">\n\t<li><a href=\"https:\/\/hrn.or.jp\/eng\/news\/category\/statement\/\" rel=\"category tag\">Statements<\/a><\/li><\/ul>    <\/div>\n    <div class=\"article__text\">\n        <div class=\"article__title\"><a href=\"https:\/\/hrn.or.jp\/eng\/news\/2025\/09\/27\/hrc60-os-fukushima\/\">[HRC60] Oral Statement on Fukushima<\/a>\n                <\/div>\n        <div class=\"article__meta\">\n            <div class=\"article__date\">September 27, 2025<\/div>\n            <div class=\"article__tags\"><a href=\"https:\/\/hrn.or.jp\/eng\/news\/countries\/japan\/fukushima\/\" rel=\"tag\">Fukushima<\/a>, <a href=\"https:\/\/hrn.or.jp\/eng\/news\/countries\/japan\/\" rel=\"tag\">Japan<\/a>, <a href=\"https:\/\/hrn.or.jp\/eng\/news\/tag\/economic-social-and-cultural-rights\/\" rel=\"tag\">Economic social and cultural rights<\/a>, <a href=\"https:\/\/hrn.or.jp\/eng\/news\/tag\/un-activity\/\" rel=\"tag\">UN Activity<\/a>, <a href=\"https:\/\/hrn.or.jp\/eng\/news\/tag\/video\/\" rel=\"tag\">Video<\/a><\/div>\n        <\/div>\n    <\/div>\n<\/article>\n<article class=\"article__block article__block--statement\">\n    <div class=\"article__categories\">\n        <ul class=\"post-categories\">\n\t<li><a href=\"https:\/\/hrn.or.jp\/eng\/news\/category\/information\/\" rel=\"category tag\">Information<\/a><\/li>\n\t<li><a href=\"https:\/\/hrn.or.jp\/eng\/news\/category\/statement\/\" rel=\"category tag\">Statements<\/a><\/li><\/ul>    <\/div>\n    <div class=\"article__text\">\n        <div class=\"article__title\"><a href=\"https:\/\/hrn.or.jp\/eng\/news\/2023\/09\/22\/fukushima-contaminated-water-statement\/\">Video statement on Japan&#8217;s release of radioactively contaminated water into the Pacific Ocean<\/a>\n                <\/div>\n        <div class=\"article__meta\">\n            <div class=\"article__date\">September 22, 2023<\/div>\n            <div class=\"article__tags\"><a href=\"https:\/\/hrn.or.jp\/eng\/news\/countries\/japan\/\" rel=\"tag\">Japan<\/a>, <a href=\"https:\/\/hrn.or.jp\/eng\/news\/tag\/economic-social-and-cultural-rights\/\" rel=\"tag\">Economic social and cultural rights<\/a>, <a href=\"https:\/\/hrn.or.jp\/eng\/news\/tag\/economic-social-and-cultural-rights-japan\/\" rel=\"tag\">Economic social and cultural rights Japan<\/a>, <a href=\"https:\/\/hrn.or.jp\/eng\/news\/tag\/fukushima\/\" rel=\"tag\">Fukushima<\/a><\/div>\n        <\/div>\n    <\/div>\n<\/article>\n<article class=\"article__block article__block--statement\">\n    <div class=\"article__categories\">\n        <ul class=\"post-categories\">\n\t<li><a href=\"https:\/\/hrn.or.jp\/eng\/news\/category\/statement\/\" rel=\"category tag\">Statements<\/a><\/li><\/ul>    <\/div>\n    <div class=\"article__text\">\n        <div class=\"article__title\"><a href=\"https:\/\/hrn.or.jp\/eng\/news\/2023\/07\/20\/oral-statement-on-fukushima-idps\/\">HRN Releases Oral Statement Reaffirming the Special Rapporteur on Internally Displaced People&#8217;s Report on People Still Displaced by the 2011 Fukushima Disaster<\/a>\n                <\/div>\n        <div class=\"article__meta\">\n            <div class=\"article__date\">July 20, 2023<\/div>\n            <div class=\"article__tags\"><a href=\"https:\/\/hrn.or.jp\/eng\/news\/countries\/japan\/\" rel=\"tag\">Japan<\/a>, <a href=\"https:\/\/hrn.or.jp\/eng\/news\/tag\/economic-social-and-cultural-rights\/\" rel=\"tag\">Economic social and cultural rights<\/a>, <a href=\"https:\/\/hrn.or.jp\/eng\/news\/tag\/fukushima\/\" rel=\"tag\">Fukushima<\/a>, <a href=\"https:\/\/hrn.or.jp\/eng\/news\/tag\/refugee-idp\/\" rel=\"tag\">Refugee\/IDP<\/a><\/div>\n        <\/div>\n    <\/div>\n<\/article>\n    <\/div>\n    <\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>HRN believes that deprivation of ESC rights is grave violation of the most fundamental human rights, and thus gives special focus to these rights. We work on the violations of ESC rights in the name of \u201cdevelopment\u201d such a land grabbing and violations of indigenous rights. We also work on labour rights violations and exploitation in the course of global business. HRN has also worked on ESR rights following the 3.11 triple disaster in Japan, with special focus on the right to health of people affected by the nuclear disaster in Fukushima. Activities, Statements and Reports on this topic<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":0,"parent":0,"menu_order":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","template":"","meta":{"_acf_changed":false,"footnotes":""},"class_list":["post-2436","page","type-page","status-publish","hentry"],"acf":[],"aioseo_notices":[],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/hrn.or.jp\/eng\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/2436","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/hrn.or.jp\/eng\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/hrn.or.jp\/eng\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/page"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/hrn.or.jp\/eng\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/hrn.or.jp\/eng\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=2436"}],"version-history":[{"count":11,"href":"https:\/\/hrn.or.jp\/eng\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/2436\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":7150,"href":"https:\/\/hrn.or.jp\/eng\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/2436\/revisions\/7150"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/hrn.or.jp\/eng\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=2436"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}