Quito Declaration on the Enforcement and Recognition of Economic, Social and Cultural Rights in Latin America and the Caribbean

Formulated in July 1998, this Declaration looks at the disparities in economic, social and cultural rights and calls for enhanced vigilance on the part of governments, NGOs, international institutions, corporations, the judiciary and others, to address massive and systematic violations of economic, social and cultural rights. The Preamble of the Declaration confirms basic principles of human rights law. Another section looks at widespread violations of economic, social and cultural rights in Latin America that require redress. The Declaration also sets out the legal obligation on governments and others to further social, economic and cultural rights and communicates a set of demands to various actors responsible for promoting and protecting these key rights.