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Dismantling the myths around restrictive fiscal policies in Latin America

In December 2019, The Center for Economic and Social Rights (CESR) published a briefing entitled “Dismantling the Dogmas of Austerity and Fiscal Injustice in Latin America,” refuting 10 commonly held...

Gender issues at the New Development Bank

The Programme on Women’s Economic, Social and Cultural Rights (PWESCR), recently published a report on BRICS, an acronym for a political/...

Developed by an ESCR-Net Member

Global killings of land and environmental defenders in 2016

Global Witness, the author of the report, Defenders of the Earth, showcases their research on the 200 land and environmental defenders’ deaths in 2016. The increasing suppression of environmental and land rights activism in many countries is spreading, and their right...

What you need to know about: The BRICS New Development Bank

This factsheet by the Coalition for Human Rights in Development provides background information about the BRICS New Development...

Practitioners Guide: Human Rights-Based Approach to Water in Informal Settlements

This GI-ESCR Practitioners Guide on the Human Rights-Based Approach to Water in Informal Settlements is aimed...

Developed by an ESCR-Net Member

Brazil Fund for Human Rights

The Brazil Human Rights Fund is a pioneering initiative that aims to contribute to the promotion of human rights in the country, creating sustainable mechanisms of donating resources geared to the promotion and protection of civil rights, economic, social, environmental and cultural....

Study identifies flaws and calls for changes in one of the world’s largest development banks

The...