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Initiative for Social and Economic Rights v. Attorney General. Civil Suit No. 353 of 2016

High Court of Uganda Finds Discrepancy in Quality between Public, Government Aided and Public Private Partnership Schools, Violates the Right to Education and Equality

Following the introduction of the Universal Secondary Education (USE) program in 2007 by the Government of Uganda, the program was subsequently implemented in public schools, government grant aided schools, private for profit Public Private Partnership (PPP) schools, and private not for profit PPPs. The Government paid UGX 47,000 per student for those enrolled in PPP schools, as opposed to UGX 230,000 per student enrolled in government aided and public schools.

Members mobilize for human rights in response to the Trump administration

The United States government threatened to systematically undermine the human rights of communities in the US, and around the world, during the first week following the inauguration of President Donald Trump. In the days immediately following Trump’s election, the...

Briefing Note on Privatization and Public-Private Partnerships

This briefing note outlines the human rights implications of privatisation policies, with a focus on their impact on the...

Developed thanks to the collective work of ESCR-Net Members

Webinar on Privatization & Public-Private Partnerships

On Wednesday, September 28, ESCR-Net's Working Group on Economic Policy and Human Rights held a Webinar on Privatization & Public-Private Partnerships, with opening presentations by Tessa Khan (Climate...

Francisco S. Tatad vs. The Secretary of the Department of Energy and the Secretary of the Department of Finance, G.R. No. 124360

A group of Philippine legislators brought this case to challenge the constitutionality of Republic Act No. 8180, otherwise known as the Downstream Oil Industry Deregulation Act of 1996, specifically Sections 5(b), 6 and 9(b) of the Act.

Constitutional Ruling C-741/03

In 2002/2003, as the city of Bogota began the process of privatizing its waste collection services, recycling organizations in Bogota attempted to participate in a bidding process to compete for a waste collection and transportation contracts with the city. The recyclers were de jure precluded from competing for these contracts in big cities because they were not equity-owned, “share held corporations” as required by the law for public procurement, but rather, non-profit cooperatives of informal working poor.

Constitutional Human Rights Ruling T-724/03

In Bogota, recyclable materials have traditionally been collected and sold by individuals and families organized into recycling associations. Recyclers are among the poorest, most marginalized members of society.

Colombia Constitutional Court T-291/09

Recycling activities in Colombia have traditionally been carried out by extremely poor and marginalized sectors of society, who collect materials from landfills or inorganic waste from the streets to transport and sell them as recyclable material to intermediary informal warehouses of the national and multinational industry from refuse deposited on the street and sell it to warehouses for modest sums.

Defend Job Philippines

Country:

Philippines

Working Group(s) / Area(s) of Work:

Women & ESCR

Corporate Accountability

Social Movements & Grassroots Groups

National Fisheries Solidarity Organization (NAFSO)

Country:

Sri Lanka

Working Group(s) / Area(s) of Work:

Women & ESCR

Corporate Accountability

Social Movements & Grassroots Groups

Economic Policy

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