2026 marks the 60th anniversary of the adoption of the International Covenant on Civil and Political Rights (ICCPR) and the International Covenant on Economic, Social and Cultural Rights (ICESCR), together known as the Twin Covenants (hereafter the Covenants). Designed in the aftermath of the Second World War and grounded in the Universal Declaration of Human Rights, these instruments sought to create an indivisible, interdependent and interrelated protective framework for human rights. Through rights ranging from political participation and freedom of expression to education, health, and cultural life, the Covenants articulate a comprehensive framework for safeguarding the conditions under which individuals…