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Members intervene in pair of groundbreaking climate change-related human rights cases pending at the Grand Chamber of the European Court of Human Rights

Collectives of ESCR-Net members have filed third-party interventions in a pair of groundbreaking climate change-related human rights cases now pending before the Grand Chamber of the European Court of Human Rights. The two cases—Duarte Agostinho v. Portugal and 32 Other States, and ...

Avocats Sans Frontières

The spread of COVID-19 requires urgent and immediate measures to be taken to protect the rights of detainees in Africa

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Bus tour across Europe to promote minimum income schemes

On 24 April, the European Anti-Poverty Network (EAPN), which coordinates the European Minimum Income Network, launched a bus tour across Europe to raise awareness of the importance of adequate,...

EAPN advocates for the right to energy in the European Parliament

As part of a coalition engaging in advocacy action with the European Parliament, the European Anti-Poverty Network (EAPN) contributed to the development of a...

The Council of Ministers of Belgium has approved the ratification of the Optional Protocol to the ICESCR

We have good news to share. The Council of Ministers of Belgium has approved the ratification of the Optional Protocol to the ICESCR. Once Belgium concludes the ratification process it would be the 11th country to have done so, joining Ecuador, Mongolia, Spain, El Salvador, Argentina, Bolivia,...