Committee on Economic, Social and Cultural Rights Commends Mexico for Progress in Reducing Poverty, Asks about Measures to Protect Human Rights Defenders and Reduce the Gender Wage Gap
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The Committee on Economic, Social and Cultural Rights today concluded its review of the seventh periodic report of Mexico under the International Covenant on Economic, Social and Cultural Rights, with Committee Experts commending the State’s progress in reducing poverty and asking about measures to…
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- Original: https://www.ungeneva.org/en/news-media/meeting-summary/2026/11/examen-du-mexique-au-comite-des-droits-economiques-sociaux-et
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