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Mexican ejido continues legal struggle to defend its right to land

In response to the decision issued by the Unitary Agrarian Court of the Sixth District in Torreón, Coahuila, women and men of the ejido La Sierrita de Galeana in Durango, Mexico, filed an appeal on 5 December 2016, to demand...

New website on extractive industries in Latin America

The Red Latinoamericana sobre Industrias Extractivas (RLIE), of which Fundar, Centro de Análisis e Investigación is a member, launched a new website...

May

2016

Consultation with Latin American CSO on a Treaty

The International Federation for Human Rights (FIDH) and ESCR-Net organize a Latin America regional consultation for civil society organizations (CSOs) from May 15th to...

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...

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...

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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ESCR-Net celebrates the return of Gustavo Castro to Mexico

ESCR-Net is pleased to learn of the decision by the judiciary in Honduras to allow the...

EQUIS publishes a manual on reviews for compliance

Timed to coincide with International Women's Day, EQUIS Justicia Para las Mujeres - an ESCR-Net member from Mexico - recently launched a new campaign advocating...

Honduras: allow Gustavo Castro to return home

The International Network for Economic, Social and Cultural Rights (ESCR-Net) sent a letter today to the President of Honduras, Juan Orlando Fernández, to...

ESCR-Net calls on the government of Honduras the immediate return of Gustavo Castro to Mexico

The International Network for Economic, Social and Cultural Rights (ESCR-Net) sent a letter today to the President of Honduras, Juan Orlando Fernández, to...