The International Bar Association’s Human Rights Institute (IBAHRI)'s new report, "The Obligation to Mobilise Resources: Bridging Human Rights, Sustainable Development Goals and Economic and Fiscal Policies" focuses on a States' obligation to devote the maximum available resources - including domestic, international, technical and financial resources - in order to realise human rights.

The report examines how economic and fiscal policies, including austerity measures and tax havens can have a negative impact on the enjoyment of human rights. While the attention on the issue of mobilisation of resources has been driven mainly by those human rights bodies whose mandates include economic, social and cultural rights, the issue of resources mobilisation is at the core of all human rights, including access to justice.

The report finds that, the obligation to mobilise resources is now clearly viewed as a standalone human rights obligation.

Download the report: http://bit.ly/o2mresources 

Video of the launch event available here