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Statement: Human Rights must be prioritized in responding to COVID-19

ESCR-Net, in discussion with the Board and members co-organizing upcoming events and actions, made the difficult decision to cancel all events at least through the end of May 2020. In doing so, members repeatedly raised the need to advocate for the primacy of human rights in any immediate...

ESCR-Net Global Call to Action in response to the COVID-19

The Day After Tomorrow: Confronting Systemic Injustices, Advancing Human Rights

ESCR-Net Global Call to Action – already endorsed by 135 members and 40 allies from over 60 countries – advances collective demands for a just recovery and new normal in the face of COVID19

Celebrating the achievements of the campaign for the Optional Protocol to the ICESCR

The Global Strategy Meeting of ESCR-Net, which took place this past November in Buenos Aires (Argentina), provided an ideal moment in which to share lessons learned and celebrate the achievements of eight years of actions by the Campaign for the Ratification of...

Take Action to advance the ratification of the OP-ICESCR / Sept-Dec 2016

logo_op.png Action Circular – Campaign for the Ratification of the OP-ICESCR September to December 2016 Period suggested for taking actions: from September 24th, marking the opening to signature and ratification of the OP-ICESCR, to December 10th, Human Rights Day Key messages: 50th Anniversary of...

Campaign for the Ratification of OP-CESCR promotes actions in the 2016 ASEAN People’s Forum

The NGO Coalition for the Optional Protocol to the Covenant on Economic, Social, and Cultural Rights, represented by IWRAW-AP as a member of the Steering Committee of the Coalition, together with Forum-Asia, and...

Sustainable development requires accountability, stresses NGO Coalition for OP-ICESCR

Voluntary sustainable development goals, representing a new political commitment by States, must be complemented by genuine accountability for compliance with existing human rights obligations. This was the primary message of the NGO Coalition for the Optional...

The Group of Friends of the ESCR highlights the importance of ESCR to the UN Human Rights Council in Geneva

On 23 June 2016, the Group of Friends of the Economic, Social and Cultural Rights (ESCR) issued a collective statement on the importance of...

ESCR-Net's Strategic Litigation Working Group publishes new commentary on the OP-ICESCR

ESCR-Net's Strategic Litigation Working Group (formerly Adjudication Working Group) is publishing a new commentary on the Optional Protocol to the International Covenant for Economic, Social and Cultural Rights (OP-ICESCR). This new ...

Promoting the Optional Protocol to the ICESCR at the African Commission

In partnership with the Working Group on Economic, Social and Cultural Rights of the African Commission of Human and Peoples' Rights (ACHPR), the NGO Coalition for the Optional Protocol to the...

Lucy and the right to education: new animated video is a tool to promote ratification of the OP-ICESCR

The NGO Coalition for the Optional Protocol to the International Covenant on Economic, Social and Cultural Rights has released a new animated video to be used as a tool to promote ratification of the Optional...

On the anniversary of the adoption of the OP-ICESCR, the NGO Coalition undertakes actions to promote its ratification

December 10th marked International Human Rights Day and the anniversary of the adoption of the Optional Protocol to the International...

Group of Friends of OP-ICESCR calls for ratification at the UN

At the 54th Session of the UN Commission for Social Development, the Group of Friends of the Optional Protocol to the International Convenant on Economic, Social and Cultural Rights (OP-ICESCR) ...

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