Special Features
Call for Action on the Elections of the Committee on Economic, Social and Cultural Rights
The International Coaltion of NGO for an Optional Protocol has issued a call addressed to civil society to draw its attention to the upcoming elections of the Committee on Economic, Social and Cultural Rights (Committee) and urges it to get involved to ensure the election of independent members with strong ESCR expertise.
Participate in this Questionnaire on Government Responses to the Crisis - 2010
It has been more than two years now since the start of the largest financial meltdown and global economic recession in over fifty years. And yet, how have our governments responded to this crisis in such a way as to uphold peoples' fundamental dignity and human rights? Participate in this Questionnaire on Government Responses to the Crisis. Economic policy is public policy - your voice must be heard!
Primer on Women's Economic, Social and Cultural Rights
 | NEW! In collaboration with IWRAW Asia Pacific and COHRE's Women and Housing Program, ESCR-Net is pleased to present its new Primer on Women's Economic, Social and Cultural Rights. |
Member News
Feb 5, 2010: Civil Society Open Letter to WTO Director General, Pascal Lamy
Read ESCR-Net members' response to WTO Director General, Pascal Lamy on the impact of trade liberalization on the realization of human rights.
Dec. 3 2009: Victory: W. Shoshone Prevail at US 9th Circuit Court against Barrick Gold
Western Shoshone Prevail at Ninth Circuit Court on Mt. Tenabo - Court Issues Ruling Enjoining Cortez Hills Open Pit Gold Mine. Court Agrees with Western Shoshone and Allies that the Interior Department's Approval of the Mine Likely Violated Federal Law.
Press Release: 19 October 2009 - South African and International Human Rights Groups Granted Permission to Intervene in Foreign Mining Companies' Complaint Against South African Government
International Arbitration Tribunal agrees to accept human rights arguments and orders disclosure of key documents