Third Topic - The Right of Individuals to an Adequate Standard of Living Preface: 1. The right to an adequate standard of living is one of the most important human rights of all kinds. It is one of the requirements for the realization of every individual’s human dignity. Providing everyone with the basic needs unconditionally enables achieving that adequate standard of living. Fundamental rights, such as the right to adequate housing and the right to access adequate water and food derive from the right to an adequate standard of living. People should be able to enjoy their basic needs in conditions of dignity through the enjoyment of a clean environment, clothing, and others. 2. In practice, it is the responsibility of the state to ensure the provision of the right to an adequate standard of living for a number of groups in society. The first category is ordinary people, including the most vulnerable groups such as women, the elderly, children and people with disabilities, while the second category is persons whose freedom is restricted and their right to an adequate standard of living must be guaranteed in places of detention and correctional and rehabilitation centers. 3. Therefore, this topic will be dealt with over four requirements. The first requirement will cover the international and national grounds related to the right to an adequate standard of living for ordinary people and persons whose freedom is restricted. The second requirement will be devoted to highlighting the NIHR’s efforts in protecting the right to an adequate standard of living (the right to housing) for ordinary people. The third requirement will showcase the NIHR’s efforts in protecting the right to an adequate standard of living for persons whose freedom is restricted by providing the necessary subsistence rights such as food, clothing, and other rights within the reform and rehabilitation centers, which leads to the final and fourth requirement that includes the NIHR’s relevant recommendations. Requirement One the right to adequate housing and the right to food, water and clothing. International and National Basis Relevant to the Right to an Adequate Standard of Living 2. Concerning international human rights instruments, Article No. (25) of the Universal Declaration of Human Rights of 1948 affirms the value of the right to an adequate standard of living, stating that, “Everyone has the right to a standard of living adequate for the health and well-being of himself and of his family, including food, clothing, housing and medical care and necessary social services, and the right to security in the event of Section One Ordinary people 1. The right to work is at the forefront of the rights to which international instruments and national legislation have provided legal cover as it is crucial for the lives of individuals, guaranteeing their enjoyment of a decent life, and upholding their human dignity. The right to an adequate standard of living includes 76