Living in the Margins presents the results of a pilot study conducted by PhilRights in an urban poor community and a rural barangay. The study looks into the state of economic, social and cultural (ESC) rights of the residents of the two focus communities, specifically on the rights to work, food, health, housing and education, and how the State has complied with its obligations under international human rights instruments like the Universal Declaration of Human Rights (UDHR) and the International Covenant on Economic, Social and Cultural Rights (ICESCR).