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Immediate Steps However, this is not an excuse for inaction. Some governments maintain that this means that the rights are only to be implemented at some unspecified future date. This is not an acceptable argument since the obligation of the state is to begin immediately to take steps for the full realization of the rights. As well, not all steps place a large burden on a state's resources: legislating to prohibit discrimination in access to the rights is merely one example of a relatively cheap action. |