Member News

Foreign Debt: Moving Toward a Multilateral framework that Respects Human Rights

Center of Concern, Centro de Estudios Legales y Sociales and Center for Economic and Social Rights applaud the decision of the Human Rights Council on the regulation of sovereign debt

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

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CELS launches statement challenging human rights impacts of vulture funds

CELS, in collaboration with CESR and COC, has released a statement regarding the conflict between Argentina and the vulture funds, calling attention to how this problem could impact human rights

ANZ Royal Bank abandons Cambodian communities affected by land grabs and forcible evictions

Equitable Cambodia and Inclusive Development International expressed disappointment over ANZ Bank’s decision to cut business ties with the Cambodian firm Phnom Penh Sugar without first ensuring redress for the grave harms caused to hundreds of families

CELS seeks endorsements for statement challenging human rights impacts of vulture funds

CELS, in collaboration with CESR and COC, has released a statement regarding the conflict between the government of Argentina and the vulture funds, implicating the judicial branch of the USA, calling attention to how this problem could impact human rights

US approves legislation to bolster accountability of international financial institutions

ESCR-Net Members in Cambodia, including Sahmakum Teang Tnaut (STT), Equitable Cambodia and Inclusive Development International (IDI), celebrated a major political victory for residents of Boeng Kok Lake in Cambodia and other communities claiming redress of human rights abuses relating to projects supported by the World Bank and other IFIs.

September 20, 2011: Can the U.S. Afford Economic Rights in an Economic Crisis?

Can the U.S. afford to recognize economic and social rights in the midst of high unemployment rates at home and an ongoing global economic crisis?

Aug. 31, 2010: US Human Rights Report's Focus on More Perfect Union Leads to Imperfect Reporting on the Human Rights Situation in the United States

The U.S. commitment to freedom from want requires the government to take specific action in its fiscal and monetary policies to prioritize full employment and to ensure that third party behavior does not compromise human rights.

March 24, 2010: Human rights responses to the global economic crisis

Read about several of this month's activities of ESCR-Net members and participants at the Human Rights Council towards making human rights real in times of global economic crisis.

Feb 05, 2010: Civil Society Open Letter to WTO Director General, Pascal Lamy

Read ESCR-Net members' response to WTO Director General, Pascal Lamy on the impact of trade liberalization on the realization of human rights.

Oct. 06, 2006: CDES celebrates the Norwegian Government's Decision to Cancel Its Illegitimate Debt with Ecuador

The Centro de Derechos Económicos y Sociales (CDES) celebrates the Norwegian government's decision, announced on Monday Oct. 2, to cancel the debt of five countries, including Ecuador, equivalent to 80 million dollars. With this act, the Norwegian government has recognized the illegitimate nature of those debts contracted during the decade of the 70s to favor its Ship Export Campaign. This case has been widely documented by CDES since 2001.