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ESCR-Net @ the 4th IGWG on TNCs

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ESCR-Net CAWG Strategy Meeting (pre-IGWG)

Advocacy Position Papers...

Various ESCR-Net members demand justice for Berta Cáceres

This past 17 September 2018 marked the first day of the trial for the assassination of Honduran human rights defender Berta Cáceres and the attempted murder of Gustavo Castro.

The attack, which occurred on 2 March 2016, followed powerful social protests by organizations and activists,...

Changing Development Inside Out: Feminist Participatory Action Research for Development Justice in the Asia and Pacific

This report explores how Rural, indigenous, migrant, and urban poor (RIMUP) women in nine countries strengthened their fights against increased inequality and marginalization through a Feminist Participatory Action Research (FPAR). The program 'Changing Development Inside Out' was facilitated by...

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Champions of change: Human rights defenders, at the forefront of democracy and development

ESCR-Net is part of the ProtectDefenders.eu consortium, the European Union Human Rights Defenders mechanism established to protect defenders at high risk. Network members ...

Contributing to a growing women’s rights movement in the Asia Pacific region

Via participation of several member representatives and several workshops, ESCR-Net participated in the Asia-Pacific Feminist Forum (APFF) which took place in Chiang Mai, Thailand, between 6-9 September 2017.

Organized by the...

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Workshop on Security & Wellbeing for (Women) Human Rights Defenders

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Several members call on advocacy action to the government of Tanzania to stop threatening rights groups

Eighteen national and international non-governmental organizations, including ESCR- Net Members, Amnesty International, ...

The politics of death

PLACE created a website, The Politics of Death, investigating the causes of unjustifiable deaths of human rights’ defenders, mothers, professors, civilians, and the population as a...

Global killings of land and environmental defenders in 2016

Global Witness, the author of the report, Defenders of the Earth, showcases their research on the 200 land and environmental defenders’ deaths in 2016. The increasing suppression of environmental and land rights activism in many countries is spreading, and their right...

Response to Information on Pakistan for consideration by the Committee on the Elimination of Discrimination against Women at its 54th Session

The "Response to Information on Pakistan for consideration by the Committee on the Elimination of Discrimination against Women at its 54th Session" thoroughly addresses discrimination and inequality faced by women, domestic trafficking, and the protection of human rights...