Member News

Geneva Forum 2014 on enforcement of economic, social and cultural rights

ICJ welcomed judges and lawyers from all regions to discuss the "Judicial Enforcement of Economic, Social and Cultural Rights”

African Court to hear Ogiek community land rights case against the Kenyan government

Natural Resources Alliance of Kenya, Okieg and Minority Rights Group continue advocacy against the Kenyan government for ongoing violations and denial of the Okeig's land rights

Homeless Denied Hearing by Ontario Court of Appeal

Amnesty International and ESCR-Net expressed dismay at the decision of the Ontario Court of Appeal in the case of Tanudjaja v. Canada and Ontario

The Paraguayan justice rules in favor of the Sawhoyamaxa community

Tierraviva has supported the restitution of the Sawhoyamaxa community's traditional lands

New Guide: adjudicating Economic, Social and Cultural Rights at national level

The International Commission of Jurists launches its new Practitioners Guide on Economic, Social and Cultural Rights (ESCR), the 8th in the series of ICJ resources for legal practitioners

Endorois' consent should be obtained regarding decisions over their lands

Minority Rights Group International welcomes the adoption by the World Heritage Committee of a decision requiring the government of Kenya to ‘ensure full and effective participation of the Enderois in the management of Lake Bogoria through their own representative institutions'

The Ogiek case - the first case on indigenous people's rights to be considered by the African Court

On behalf of Ogiek Peoples' Development Programme (OPDP), Minority Rights Group International (MRG) and the Centre for Minority Rights (CEMIRIDE) inform that the hearing against the Government of Kenya at the African Court on Human and Peoples' Rights related to the Ogiek community has been scheduled. The case, originally scheduled to be heard on 13 and 14 March, 2014 in Arusha, Tanzania, will now be heard in June 2014.

Rights group urges Kenyan government to stop parcelling Endorois community land without consultation

Minority Rights Group International (MRG) and Endorois Welfare Council (EWC) condemns the use of excessive force by the Kenyan police against the Endorois community in the Mochongoi Forest, Marigat, Baringo County.

Fostering inclusion of persons with psychosocial disabilities in Nepal

On January 13, 2014 and January 15-16, 2014, Koshish–National Mental Health Self Help Organization, the National Federation of the Disabled Nepal, Pro Public and the International Network on Economic, Social and Cultural Rights organized two workshops on the rights of persons with psychosocial disabilities in Kathmandu, Nepal.

Terra de Direitos launches campaign in support of the Paiol Telha community in Brazil

Terra de Direitos has launched a campaign in support of the community of Telha Paiol in the lead-up to the imminent resolution of the Federal Regional Court regarding the constitutionality of Federal Decree 4887/03 that granted land titling to the Paiol quilombola people of Telha Fundao, located in Iguacu Reserve, central Parana region, Brazil.

The Endorois community clarifies priorities for land restitution and reparations, advancing implementation of the precedent-setting recommendations of the African Commission on Human and Peoples’ Rights to Kenya

In 2010, the African Commission on Human and Peoples’ Rights issued unprecedented recommendations on the Endorois case, including restitution of their ancestral land, compensation for all the loss suffered, and royalties for existing economic activities on their land...

June 7, 2012: International NGOs Intervene to Prevent Human Rights Violations and Environmental Damage in Kenya

With serious anticipated impacts on over 4,000 people and the coastal environment, concerns have been expressed that the Lamu Port - Southern Sudan - Ethiopia Transport project (LAPSSET) will result in the violation of human rights. Read more about the amicus intervention submitted by GI-ESCR and CIEL to the High Court of Kenya.