UN CESCR

The International Covenant on Economic, Social and Cultural Rights

The Text of the Covenant

Date signed by Israel: 19 December 1966
Date ratified by Israel: 3 October 1991

General Comments adopted by the Committee on Economic, Social and Cultural Rights (CESCR)

Sessions of the Committee on Economic, Social and Cultural Rights (CESCR)

The 47th Session of the Committee on Economic, Social and Cultural Rights
(14 November-2 December 2011)

Concluding Observations (December 2011)

List of issues (September 2010)

Israel - State Party Report – Second Periodic Report (September 2011)

Israel - State Party Report (July 2010)

Adalah's 2nd NGO Report (October 2011)

Adalah's NGO Report (October 2010)

Adalah Press Release (26 November 2011): Adalah Participates in UN Committee on Economic, Social and Cultural Rights Review of Israel in Geneva

Adalah Press Release (14 November 2011): UN Press Release: Committee on Economic, Social and Cultural Rights holds discussion with NGOs (ADALAH'S PARTICIPATION NOTED)

Adalah Press Release (25 October 2011): Adalah Submits New Report to UN on Economic, Social and Cultural Rights of Arab Citizens of Israel

Adalah Press Release (10 January 2011): UN Committee Poses Tough Questions to Israel on: Rights of Arab Bedouin in the Naqab, Iqrit and Bir'im, the JNF and the Use of Military Service to Exclude Arab Citizens from Employment

Adalah Press Release (28 October 2010): Adalah submits NGO Report to UN on Israel's lack of implementation of the International Covenant on Economic, Social and Cultural Rights; UN Committee to hold preliminary review of Israel in November 2010

The 30th Session of the Committee on Economic, Social and Cultural Rights
(5-23 May 2003)

Concluding Observations (June 2003)

List of Issues (June 2002)

Adalah's NGO Report (May 2003): Social and Economic Rights, Education Rights, Land and Housing Rights

Adalah Press Release (28 May 2003): UN Committee Deeply Concerned about Persisting Inequalities between Jewish and Arab Citizens of Israel

The 26th Session of the Committee on Economic, Social and Cultural Rights
(13-31 August 2001)

Concluding Observations (August 2001)

Israel – State Party Report – Second Periodic Report (October 2001)

Israel – Additional Information from State Party (May 2001)

Letter to Israel from the UN CESCR following the 24th Session (November – December 2000)

Adalah's NGO Report (November 2000)

Adalah Press Release (21 May 2001): The UN Committee on Economic, Social, and Cultural Rights Condemns Israel's Violations of International Human Rights Law

The 19th Session of the Committee on Economic, Social and Cultural Rights
(16 November-4 December 1998)

Concluding Observations (December 1998)

List of Issues (June 1998)

Adalah's NGO Report (November 1998)