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"Article 2 requires that States Parties adopt legislative, judicial, administrative, educative and other appropriate measures in order to fulfill their legal obligations. The Committee believes that it is important to raise awareness about the Covenant not only among public officials and State agents but also among the population at large."

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UN (CCPR): General Comment No. 31[80]: Nature of the General Legal Obligation on States Parties to the Covenant, para. 7

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General Comment No. 31[80]: Nature of the General Legal Obligation on States Parties to the Covenant

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Necessary steps to give effect to human rights include education of the population and state officials in human rights.