Collective Work

The Group of Friends of the ESCR highlights the importance of ESCR to the UN Human Rights Council in Geneva
On 23 June 2016, the Group of Friends of the Economic, Social and Cultural Rights (ESCR) issued a collective statement on the importance of...
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Collective condemnation of Nilce Magalhaes’ murder underscores need for systemic change
ESCR-Net is deeply saddened to learn of the violent death of Nilce de Souza Magalhães. The body of “Nicinha,” as she was known by her friends and fellow leaders, was found on Tuesday, June 21, in the lake that had been created by the same Jirau Dam, run by the...
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ESCR-Net's Strategic Litigation Working Group publishes new commentary on the OP-ICESCR
ESCR-Net's Strategic Litigation Working Group (formerly Adjudication Working Group) is publishing a new commentary on the Optional Protocol to the International Covenant for Economic, Social and Cultural Rights (OP-ICESCR). This new ...
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ESCR-Net’s new Board meets amid ongoing calls for the release of Saeed Baloch
ESCR-Net’s new Board held its first in-person meeting on 6-7 June, in New York. Among its discussions and decisions, the Board elected three officers: Francisco Rocael (Consejo...
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ESCR-Net launches Corporate Capture research survey
The Corporate Capture Project of the ESCR-Net Corporate Accountability Working Group launched a...
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ESCR-Net calls on OAE to encourage complementarity of Human Rights & Business initiatives, including UN Treaty
The Corporate Accountability Working Group of the International Network for Economic, Social and Cultural Rights (ESCR-Net) called on June 14 on the Organization of American States (OAS) to ensure OAS General Assembly resolutions...
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Workshop on effective strategies to counter criminalization of corporate accountability human rights defenders
On May 15, 2016, ESCR-Net coordinated a workshop for participants in the Latin America Regional Consultation...
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ESCR-Net holds Latin America CSO regional consultation on a Treaty on human rights and business
The International Federation for Human Rights (FIDH) and ESCR-Net organized a...
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ESCR-Net urges Members States of the OAS to resolve the severe financial crisis facing the IACHR
On 3 June 2016, the International Network for Economic, Social and Cultural Rights (ESCR-Net) sent ...
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Promoting the Optional Protocol to the ICESCR at the African Commission
In partnership with the Working Group on Economic, Social and Cultural Rights of the African Commission of Human and Peoples' Rights (ACHPR), the NGO Coalition for the Optional Protocol to the...
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The protection of economic, social and cultural rights in Costa Rica
On 27 and 28 April 2016, over 20 human rights experts - including individuals, representatives of human rights organizations, and members of the Office of the United Nations High Commissioner for Human Rights from Costa Rica, Ecuador, El Salvador and...
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ESCR-Net denounces media smear campaign against Mexican members
The International Network for Economic, Social and Cultural Rights (ESCR-Net) has denounced the recent smear campaign being waged by the Mexican media against organizations and individuals working to defend human rights in Mexico.
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