ESCR Resources
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 Protocol.
Lucy and the access to justice for the right to education. Ratify the...
Published: Sep 20 2016 - 5:58pm
Developed thanks to the collective work of ESCR-Net Members
La serie de documentos informativos del Grupo de Trabajo sobre Mujeres y DESC de la Red-DESC se centra en la intersección entre los derechos de las mujeres y cuestiones específicas de derechos económicos, sociales y culturales (DESC). Los documentos presentan desafíos específicos y sistémicos para...
Published: Mar 25 2016 - 2:06pm
Developed thanks to the collective work of ESCR-Net Members
ESCR-Net’s Women and ESCR Working Group briefing paper series focuses on the intersection between women and specific economic, social and cultural rights (ESCR) issues. The papers present specific and systemic challenges to the realization of women’s ESCR in practice and explore progressive...
Published: Mar 16 2016 - 6:46pm
Developed thanks to the collective work of ESCR-Net Members
ESCR-Net’s Women and ESCR Working Group briefing paper series focuses on the intersection between women and specific economic, social and cultural rights (ESCR) issues. The papers present specific and systemic challenges to the realization of women’s ESCR in practice and explore progressive...
Published: Mar 16 2016 - 6:45pm
Developed thanks to the collective work of ESCR-Net Members
Version française du guide « Revendiquer les DESC aux Nations Unies : un manuel sur l’utilisation du PF-PIDESC dans le litige stratégique. » Ce projet émerge d’efforts collectifs du groupe de travail sur le litige stratégique du Réseau-DESC et bénéficie de sa relation étroite avec la Coalition d’...
Published: Oct 13 2015 - 10:27am
Developed thanks to the collective work of ESCR-Net Members
Documenting the human rights abuses promoted by the POSCO-India project this report, produced by ESCR-Net and the International Human Rights Clinic (IHRC) at NYU School of Law, calls for a suspension of the POSCO-India project and a halt to the human rights abuses. Download the press release (...
Published: Jun 27 2013 - 2:30am
Developed thanks to the collective work of ESCR-Net Members
ESCR-Net and member Terra de Direitos announce the release of a new publication in English, Spanish and Portuguese documenting experiences of diverse social movements that have utilized the human rights framework in their struggles for land, and the lessons they have learned in that process....
Published: May 29 2013 - 11:56am
Developed thanks to the collective work of ESCR-Net Members
On May 23, 2012, ESCR-Net published a Working Paper in close collaboration with the International Council on Human Rights Policy. “Seeding Hope? Land in the International Human Rights Agenda: Challenges and Prospects” represents a contribution by the Network to build on the work of many members to...
Published: Feb 15 2013 - 11:37am
Developed thanks to the collective work of ESCR-Net Members
La série de documents informatifs du Groupe de travail sur les femmes et les DESC du Réseau-DESC est axée sur l'intersection entre les femmes et des questions spécifiques relatives aux droits économiques, sociaux et culturels (DESC). Les documents présentent des défis spécifiques et systémiques...
Published: Sep 8 2017 - 3:13pm
Developed thanks to the collective work of ESCR-Net Members
Conflict and crises have dire consequences on women and girls’ sexual and reproductive health and rights. Ensuring the provision of sexual and reproductive health information and services is central to an effective humanitarian response and to fulfilling fundamental human rights and humanitarian...
Published: Aug 30 2017 - 7:47am
Developed by an ESCR-Net Member