living in the developing world lack basic sanitation, one third have no access to clean water and one quarter of the people do not have housing. These type of statistics are not only found in the developing world. Currently in the United States 35 million people live in poverty. ("Key Human Rights Issues in the New Millennium," Human Rights Brief, vol. 27, no 3 (Summer 2000).
             Although poverty is an important issue, the international human rights agenda historically has not focused on poverty. This negligence of the international human rights community has stemmed from the division of human rights. Human rights have been divided into two distinct groups: civil and political rights vs. social and economical. One example of each would be freedom of expression vs. the right to adequate standard of living. Two separate groups were formed to deal with each division's needs. The ICCPR (International Covenant on Civil and Political Rights) deals with the human rights issues regarding civil and political violations. The ICESCR (International Covenant on Economic, Social, and Cultural Rights) deals with violations to the individ
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