News and Activities

Key Factors in using Strategic Litigation

IELSUR, ESCR-Net and the NGO Coalition for an OP-ICESCR organized an open public event and workshop on strategic litigation under the OP-ICESCR on August 14-15 in Montevideo. Leading domestic organizations in Uruguay attended the event.

Organizations in Slovakia discuss possibilities of litigation under the OP-ICESCR

ESCR-Net and Citizen, Democracy and Accountability, in collaboration with NCHR, OHCHR, and UNDP, and with the kind support of the Ford Foundation, convened a workshop on 12-13 June 2013 in Bratislava, with the main objectives of giving an overview of the ICESCR and the OP-ICESCR and examining strategies to litigate before the Committee on ESCR.

Protecting economic, social and cultural rights in BiH

The International Network on Economic, Social and Cultural Rights (ESCR-Net) held workshops in Mostar and Tuzla (Bosnia and Herzegovina) in mid-June 2013, in collaboration with the Organization of Security and Co-operation in Europe (OSCE) and the participation of Interights.

Celebration of the Entry into Force of the OP-ICESCR

Access to justice for ESCR violations celebrated globally, with States making new commitments to ratify the Optional Protocol to the International Covenant on Economic, Social and Cultural Rights (OP-ICESCR).

Advancing ESCR in Mongolia and China – Lawyers, community leaders and academics gathered for strategic litigation workshops

On April 17-19, 2013, ESCR-Net and the Center for Human Rights and Development brought together lawyers, experts, and community leaders from Mongolia to enhance knowledge about the Optional Protocol to the ICESCR; build networks of solidarity and support among lawyers and activists and support Mongolian organizations to identify potential cases that could be advanced under the OP-ICESCR.