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ESCR-Net – International Network of Economic, Social and Cultural Rights (ESCR-Net) stands in solidarity with South African member, Socio-Economic Rights Institute of South Africa (SERI). The threats aimed at SERI are directly linked to recent efforts to support informal traders in the De Villiers Street trading precinct in Johannesburg, South Africa.

This past November, members of the Women and Economic, Social and Cultural Rights (WESCR) Working Group and the Strategic Litigation Working Group (SLWG) gathered for a workshop co-hosted with Hakijamii to exchange experiences on community-led litigation on women’s land, housing, and natural resource rights. The two-day online gathering aimed to highlight elements of effective and community-led legal advocacy, taking into account historic barriers to access to justice.