1. Economic, Social and Cultural Rights (General)

Economic, Social and Cultural Rights (General)

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European Commission on Democracy and Human Rights Small Grants

The emergency fund for human rights defenders at risk managed under the EIDHR allows the Commission to give direct small grants of up to 10.000 euro per grant to Human Rights Defenders (HRD), be it individuals or organisations, who are in...

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Euro-Mediterranean Foundation of Support to Human Rights Defenders

The EMHRF aims at promoting and enhancing a human rights culture and the consolidation of a nascent democratic civil society within the South-Mediterranean region by providing a strategic financial assistance and support to local, national and regional human rights non-governmental...

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Urgent Action Fund

Rapid Response Grants are a funding tool used to support interventions by activists in a strategic and timely manner. Urgent Action Fund accepts requests 365 days per year, in any language, from activists around the world. Each request receives a response within 72 hours and funds can be wired...

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Martin Ennals Award for Human Rights Defenders

Martin Ennals Foundation is the common project of a broad range of international human rights NGOs. Ten such organisations have joined hands to make the Martin Ennals Award for Human Rights Defenders (MEA) into an effective tool for the PROTECTION of human rights defenders. Martin Ennals’...

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Factsheet on Women's Economic, Social and Cultural Rights

This factsheet provides a basic overview of the content of economic, social and cultural rights for women. 

Developed thanks to the collective work of ESCR-Net Members
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Guide: Claiming Women's ESC Rights Using OP-CEDAW and OP-ICESCR

This Resource Guide aims to improve the existing knowledge and understanding of activists and lawyers on international norms and standards, such as substantive equality, to support effective advocacy on women’s economic, social and cultural rights.

Developed thanks to the collective work of ESCR-Net Members
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June 15, 2011: New Resource: Maximum Available Resources & Human Rights: Analytical Report

A new resource from ESCR-Net member CWGL, Maximum Available Resources & Human Rights: Analytical Report examines the many ways that governments can access financial resources in order to fulfill their obligation to use ‘maximum available resources' (MAR) for the realization of economic, social and cultural rights.

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Resource Page on Women and ESCR

View the UPDATED resource page on women's economic, social and cultural rights.  The Discussion group page on Women and ESCR has also been revised.  We encourage you to visit them both.

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Regional Human Rights Documents and Mechanisms

Economic, Social and Cultural Rights are not only protected through United Nations international agencies and documents, but through regional bodies and treaties as well.

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United Nations Human Rights System: Treaties, Mechanisms and Documents

The United Nations system is composed of various agencies, treaties and documents Recent reforms at the UN have altered the structure of its human rights enforcement bodies.

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