CONNECTING THE DOTS: BUDGETS, RIGHTS, AND GOVERNMENT CHOICES
This first briefing in the Budgets and Human Rights series introduces the connection between human rights, fiscal policy, and public budgets. It explains how government decisions on raising and spending public money affect the realisation of everyday rights and outlines the legal obligations that guide government action, including duties to respect, protect and fulfil rights under the International Covenant on Economic, Social and Cultural Rights (ICESCR).
The briefing provides the foundation for understanding why budgets are central to human rights, setting the stage for the more practical guidance and analysis offered in Parts 2 and 3.
Continue to part 2: Designing human rights based compatible budgets