ESCR-Net Newsletter - July / August 2017

July/August 2017

ESCR-Net - The International Network for Economic, Social and Cultural Rights connects over 280 Members across 75 countries, together building “a global movement to make human rights and social justice a reality for all”.

Advancing collective action toward new Network-wide objectives

Strategic Litigation Working Group promotes tenants’ right to adequate housing

Collective solidarity with Egyptian human rights defender, Tarek Hussein

Civil society dialogue with candidates for Inter-American Special Rapporteur on ESCER

New Steering Committee for the Women and ESCR Working Group

ESCR-Net’s 2016 Annual Report available in four languages

Upcoming Event(s)

▪ The Corporate Accountability Working Group will host a meeting on corporate capture in Mexico City (28-31 August)

▪ ESCR-Net will coordinate two workshops during the Asia Pacific Feminist Forum, 7-9 September; one addressing women’s rights to land, housing and natural resources and one about security and wellbeing of (women) human rights defenders.