ICESCR Articles 2 and 3

Equal enjoyment of economic and social rights

Health, education, housing and benefits should be available equally, including for girls, Indigenous children and children with disability.

How you can use it

1. 1Name the benefit or service you cannot get on equal terms.
2. 2Ask the agency to provide equal access.
3. 3Use a complaint or oversight process if it is refused.

What a violation looks like

A child-protection benefit is unavailable to girls, Indigenous children or children with disability on equal terms.

Words you can use

“I want equal access to this service or benefit.”

If speaking is hard, write it, draw it, send a message, or ask a trusted adult to say it with you.