Collective Work

Amicus reaffirms States’ human rights obligations to adequately and effectively address the climate crisis
On May 6^th, several human rights organizations submitted a joint third-party intervention in Duarte Agostinho and others v. Portugal and others, the first climate change case before the European Court of Human Rights (ECtHR). The intervenors drew on international, regional...
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ESCR Net condemns violence against demonstrators in Colombia and calls on the State to respect human rights.
ESCR-Net condemns violence against demonstrators in Colombia and calls on the State to respect human rights.

On April 28, 2021, various sectors of Colombian society took to the streets to protest proposed tax increases on basic needs, fuel and public services. These...
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Urgent appeal: Call for urgent action to secure universal and equitable access to COVID-19 vaccines
ESCR-Net – International Network for Economic, Social and Cultural Rights – a global network connecting over 280 nongovernmental organizations, social movements and advocates across more than 75 countries – submitted an...
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Democratizing data: Challenging dominant narratives
The Monitoring Working Group has been working on a collective position on data and ESCR to challenge dominant narratives about what types of data count in public decision-making.

Data is vital for the...
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Release of Mapping Report: On Climate Justice and Human Rights

"The climate crisis is the greatest threat that humanity faces, affecting the enjoyment of all human rights. The solution to this crisis involves changing all systems globally which requires complex, systemic and profound actions. The climate crisis brings together and
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Event Summary: Comic Launch: Corporate Capture of the UN
"It is we the people who have the power to stop corporate capture, and we have to—we have no choice." - Bobby Ramakant

>> Brief summary of ESCR-Net's virtual launching event for our comic series

"The Power of the 99% to...
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A New Social Pact on Care is Urgent
The COVID-19 pandemic has exacerbated the global care crisis and without adequate policy and deeper structural responses, the aftermath of the pandemic could further entrench the unequal distribution of unpaid care work and feminization of poverty, warns ESCR-Net members from the Women...
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Collective Letter: ESCR-Net calls on the government of the Philippines to stop the attacks on human rights defenders
On 22 March 2021, ESCR-Net sent a collective letter to the government of the Philippines regarding the recent arrests and killings of human rights defenders in the country. You can read the letter ...
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ESCR-Net Member Statement of Demands to the IMF 2021 Spring Meetings

The world is facing one of its most daunting challenges - a pandemic that has intensified social, political, economic and environmental crises in almost every context, increasing inequality, facilitating continued inaction on climate change, and imperiling human rights...
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Rethinking development finance: a review of the Finance in Common Summit
In November 2020, for the first time ever over 450 public development banks (PDBs) came together for the Finance in Common Summit to discuss their post-COVID19 recovery plans. Hosted by France, the Summit took place amid deepening public...
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Statement: Women’s Global Strike 2021

On the occasion of International Women’s Day, amid the inequalities...
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Comic Series: The Power of the 99% to Stop Corporate Capture