Right to Food
MADHYA PRADESH HUMAN RIGHTS COMMISSION
SUMMER INTERNSHIP -2012
TOPIC: HUMAN RIGHTS- RIGHT TO FOOD
ACKNOWLEDGMENT
I owe a great many thanks to a great many people who helped and supported me during the preparation of this project.
My deepest thanks to the Deputy Secretary Mr. Kuldeep Jain, the guide of the project for guiding and correcting various documents of my research with due attention and care. He has taken to go through the project and make necessary changes as and when needed.
I also thank other staff and members of MPHRC for extending their support whenever I was in need of it.
My deep sense of gratitude to my institute, National Law Unversity, Odisha for providing me with the opportunity to work at such a brilliant institution in the field of
Human Rights.
Thanks and appreciation to my co-internees at MPHRC for their support.
Introduction
The right to food is a human right. It protects the right of all human beings to live in dignity, free from hunger, food insecurity and malnutrition. The right to food is not about charity, but about ensuring that all people have the capacity to feed themselves in dignity. The right to food is protected under international human rights and humanitarian law and the correlative state obligations are equally well-established under international law.
The right to food is recognized in the Universal Declaration on Human Rights and the International Covenant on Economic, Social and Cultural Rights (ICESCR), as well as a plethora of other instruments. Noteworthy is also the recognition of the right to food in numerous national constitutions.
The right to food, and its variations, is a human right protecting the right for people to feed themselves in dignity, implying that sufficient food is available, that people have the means to access it, and that it adequately meets the individual's dietary needs. The right to food protects the right of all human beings to be free from hunger, food
SUMMER INTERNSHIP -2012
TOPIC: HUMAN RIGHTS- RIGHT TO FOOD
ACKNOWLEDGMENT
I owe a great many thanks to a great many people who helped and supported me during the preparation of this project.
My deepest thanks to the Deputy Secretary Mr. Kuldeep Jain, the guide of the project for guiding and correcting various documents of my research with due attention and care. He has taken to go through the project and make necessary changes as and when needed.
I also thank other staff and members of MPHRC for extending their support whenever I was in need of it.
My deep sense of gratitude to my institute, National Law Unversity, Odisha for providing me with the opportunity to work at such a brilliant institution in the field of
Human Rights.
Thanks and appreciation to my co-internees at MPHRC for their support.
Introduction
The right to food is a human right. It protects the right of all human beings to live in dignity, free from hunger, food insecurity and malnutrition. The right to food is not about charity, but about ensuring that all people have the capacity to feed themselves in dignity. The right to food is protected under international human rights and humanitarian law and the correlative state obligations are equally well-established under international law.
The right to food is recognized in the Universal Declaration on Human Rights and the International Covenant on Economic, Social and Cultural Rights (ICESCR), as well as a plethora of other instruments. Noteworthy is also the recognition of the right to food in numerous national constitutions.
The right to food, and its variations, is a human right protecting the right for people to feed themselves in dignity, implying that sufficient food is available, that people have the means to access it, and that it adequately meets the individual's dietary needs. The right to food protects the right of all human beings to be free from hunger, food