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Acquittal of human rights defenders in the Philippines

ESCR-Net - International Network for Economic, Social and Cultural Rights celebrates the acquittal of members of Karapatan, - the Alliance for the Advancement of...

Joint statement: Standing in solidarity with Filipino human rights defenders

We, the undersigned organisations, express our utmost concern over the ongoing criminalization of ten human rights defenders and members of Karapatan, GABRIELA and the Rural Missionaries of the Philippines (RMP) in retaliation for their legitimate human rights work.

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Global Call for Philippine Authorities To Stop the Criminalization of Human Rights Defenders

ESCR-Net - International Network for Economic, Social and Cultural Rights stands in solidarity with Karapatan, - the Alliance for the Advancement of People’s Rights - and their allies GABRIELA - National Alliance of Women - and the Rural Missionaries of the Philippines (RMP) in the face of the retaliatory perjury charges brought by the Philippine government against them.

Collective Letter: ESCR-Net calls on the government of the Philippines to stop the attacks on human rights defenders

On 22 March 2021, ESCR-Net sent a collective letter to the government of the Philippines regarding the recent arrests and killings of human rights defenders in the country. You can read the letter ...

Philippines: Justice for Zara and Ka Randy!

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Promoting a people’s agenda on corporate accountability

On September 4-7, 2018 the ESCR-Net Corporate Accountability Working Group (CAWG) held its fourth Peoples’ Forum on Human Rights and Business in Manila, the Philippines.

The event was co-hosted by ...

Global conversations to advance ESCR in conflict and post-conflict settings continue

Over the past year, ESCR-Net members have begun a global discussion about how to advance economic, social and cultural rights (ESCR) in situations of conflict and occupation and in post-conflict transitions. A first round of online discussions was held between December 2017 and January

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“Writeshop” Articulates Key Issues in Women’s Economic Rights

On 7-9 December 2017, the International Women's Rights Action Watch Asia Pacific (IWRAW AP) organized a “...

How corporations are capturing the judiciary: a global trend

The Corporate Accountability Working Group had a marked presence at the UN Forum on Business and Human Rights in Geneva 27-29 November, with 21 of its members engaged. Amongst the more visible actions by ESCR-Net members was a side panel addressing instances of corporate...

Remembering those who could not come

Their silence was audible.

As 150 people took their seats, ready to inaugurate ESCR-Net’s Global Strategy Meeting, several empty chairs featured prominently among the crowd; holding space for those who did not manage...