report on implementation of the rights covered by articles 6 to 9 of the Covenant (E/1984/6/Add.10). 5. The modern concept of law and the progressive nature of the international covenants on human rights coincide in the main with the principles that emerged from the Mexican Revolution that began in 1910. 6. The 1917 Mexican Constitution brought together, with a clear sense of history, the democratic ideals to which our country aspires, "considering democracy not merely as a legal structure and political system, but as a way of life based on the constant economic, social and cultural betterment of the people" (Article 3 of the Constitution). 7. In that sense the Mexican Constitution fully recognized individual rights and liberties but at the same time, from a broader point of view, embodied social rights, setting the collective interest above individual or private interest and postulating the enjoyment of basic rights in respect of social welfare. 8. The Mexican State has sought to institutionalize economic, social and cultural rights in the whole of its domestic legislation, particularly in measures such as the Federal Labour Act, the Agrarian Reform Act, the Federal Education Act, the Social Security Act, the General Health Act, the Civil Code for the Federal District in matters of common interest and for the Republic as a whole in matters of federal interest, the Federal Housing Act and the General Act on Ecological Balance and Environmental Protection. 9. In the course of this century Mexican society has undergone profound changes. The constructive efforts of the regime that arose from the Revolution have covered the widest strata of the population: in 1930 mean life expectancy at birth in Mexico was 37 years, whereas now it has risen to 69 years; the illiteracy rate has fallen from 50% to 6% in the same period. 
**Analysis**
The text appears to be a report on the implementation of human rights in Mexico, specifically focusing on the economic, social, and cultural rights covered by articles 6 to 9 of the Covenant. It highlights the country's progress in these areas, citing improvements in life expectancy, literacy rates, and access to education, labor, and healthcare. The report also mentions the role of the Mexican State in institutionalizing these rights through various laws and acts.

**Category**
Health, Education, Employment