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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 a letter to 34 presidents and prime ministers of Member States of the...

Canadian Mining Puts Lives and Democracy at Risk in the Americas

MiningWatch Canada and the International Civil Liberties Monitoring Group released a report that squarely links Canadian mining interests throughout the Americas with...

Indivisibility, State positive obligations and litigation before the UN Human Rights Committee

The last two months were marked by discussions held before the UN Human Rights Committee (HRC) on the indivisibility of human rights, as well as on the positive obligations of States in relation to civil rights, such as the right to life. Such discussions will...

Canada must take action on the United Nations Human Rights Committee's Concluding Observations

The ESCR-Net Strategic Litigation Working Group joined Canadian organizations in highlighting the United Nations Human Rights Committee's concluding observations in relation to Canada. The Human Rights Committee expressed serious concerns about new human rights...

ESCR-Net releases report of six cases of corporate capture

ESCR-Net have developed a Scoping Report highlighting six cases of corporate capture in different industries and across different regions. The Scoping Report is a preliminary...

Recognizing the Indivisibility of the Right to Life with Economic, Social and Cultural Rights

Written Submission for the General Discussion on the Preparation for a General Comment on Article 6 (Right to Life) of the International Covenant on Civil and Political Rights

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Canada’s extra-territorial human rights obligations to be scrutinized under both human rights Covenants

The Global Initiative for ESCR successfully intervened with a Parallel Report laying out the extra-territorial obligations under the ICCPR

Government documents reveal Canadian Embassy backed mining abuses in Mexico

Report from MiningWatch Canada and the United Steelworkers concludes that Canadian diplomats in Mexico were complicit in Toronto-based Excellon Resources Inc.’s efforts to avoid redressing a violated land use contract

Homeless Denied Hearing by Ontario Court of Appeal

Amnesty International and ESCR-Net expressed dismay at the decision of the Ontario Court of Appeal in the case of Tanudjaja v. Canada and Ontario

New report reveals the Canadian Government is failing to ensure justice for mining-affected communities

MiningWatch Canada highlights on the growing number of communities saying no to large scale mining in defense of their lands and wellbeing