On August 2nd, the National Fisheries Solidarity Movement of Sri Lanka (NAFSO), in collaboration with STP-Swiss and Oxfam-NL, carried out a protest against the ongoing grabbing of land and coasts for the development of luxury tourism facilities....
The cultures of minority and indigenous groups around the world are seriously under threat, says Minority Rights Group International (MRG) in its annual flagship report, ...
Following months of mass mobilizations and international solidarity, the Consejo de Pueblos Wuxhtaj (Council of Wuxhtaj Peoples)of Guatemala can finally celebrate...
Four Congolese human rights organizations, including ESCR-Net Member the Recontre pour la Paix et les Droits de l’Homme (RPDH), have denounced certain provisions of a proposed law governing associations, initiated by the National Assembly of the Republic of the Congo. According to the...
As the crackdown against human rights organizations in Egypt continues, the accountant and a former administrative assistant of the Egyptian Initiative for Personal Rights (EIPR) were summoned to court during the month of July in connection with the ...
When the local village refused to renew the license for the military-owned sulphuric acid company due to health and environmental concerns, the factory ceased operations for one month. However, after that month, the factory resumed operations by regaining a license...
Multiple organizational members of ESCR-Net have mobilized to express outrage, and to demand accountability, following the murder of Kenyan human rights lawer, Willie Kimani, his client, Josphat Mwenda, and...
In the lead up to the elections of four United Nations treaty bodies which will all take place during the course of June (namely, the Committee on the Rights of Persons with Disabilities (CRPD) on 14th, Committee on the Elimination of Discrimination Against Women (CEDAW) on 21st, Human Rights...