International Network for Economic, Social and Cultural Rights
Working together to make human rights a reality for all.
Activities and Actions
The activities and actions of ESCR-Net are carried out by Members and active participants working from different countries in a coordinated, collective way through a Working Group or Initiative. ESCR-Net also undertakes urgent actions or Membership-wide activities. ESCR-Net seeks to strengthen economic, social and cultural rights by working with activists and practitioners worldwide to facilitate mutual learning and strategy exchange, to develop new tools and resources, and to engage in joint advocacy.
Featured Activities and Actions
Call for Action on the Elections of the Committee on Economic, Social and Cultural Rights
Call for Action to participate in the upcoming elections of the Committee on Economic, Social and Cultural Rights and ensure the election of independent members to the Committee.
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Partnership: Women and ESCR working group of ESCR-Net and the Women's Human Rights Training Institute
The Women and ESCR working group of ESCR-Net is pleased to announce that we are formally partnering with the Women's Human Rights Training Institute coordinated by the Bulgarian Gender Research Foundation, the Center for Reproductive Rights and the Network of East West Women. The participation of the Women and ESCR working group will facilitate the focus on economic and social rights advocacy and litigation.
Joint Civil Society Statement on the draft Guiding Principles on Business and Human Rights - 2011
Dec. 20, 2011: A Bottom-Up Approach to Righting Financial Regulation
Download and circulate this new informational fact sheet developed jointly by AWID, Center of Concern, CESR, CIVICUS, DAWN, ESCR-Net, iBase30, and Social Watch on why is a human rights approach needed in financial regulation.
Feb 2, 2012: Central Banks: Do They Have Human Rights Obligations?
ESCR net in conjunction with several members of an initiative for ‘a bottom up approach to righting financial regulation' have today released a new factsheet on the human rights obligations of central banks.