Enforcement/Implementation of ESCR

Primary tabs

A Case Study: Ratifying the Optional Protocol to the International Covenant on Economic, Social, and Cultural Rights in Uruguay

The Optional Protocol to the International Covenant on Economic, Social and Cultural Rights (OP-ICESCR) is a key human rights treaty that strengthens access to justice in relation to people’s economic, social and cultural rights. It...

Developed thanks to the collective work of ESCR-Net Members

Resettlement Guide for People Affected by Dam Development Video

This animation explains the rights of people displaced by dam projects and guides people on how to access their...

RightsApp

The Rights App is a mobile application that serves as a free reference guide to international human rights law. It contains the full text of the Universal Declaration of Human...

Human Rights Law Sources: UN Pronouncements on Extra-Territorial Obligations

This publication provides a collection of recent pronouncements applying extra-territorial obligations (ETOs...

Developed by an ESCR-Net Member

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...

Developed thanks to the collective work of ESCR-Net Members

Brochure - The OP-ICESCR: A tool for demanding our rights

The Campaign for the Ratification of the Optional Protocol to the International Covenant on Economic, Social and Cultural Rights (OP-ICESCR) launches a new promotional brochure to explain what is the OP-ICESCR, why is the OP-ICESCR valuable for people and why is the...

Developed thanks to the collective work of ESCR-Net Members

French version of the Guide "Claiming ESCR at the United Nations"

French version of the guide "Claiming ESCR at the United Nations: a manual on utilizing the OP-ICESCR in strategic litigation". This...

Developed thanks to the collective work of ESCR-Net Members

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

Human Rights Enforcement Mechanisms of the United Nations

Since the ratification of the Universal Declaration of Human Rights, several United Nations mechanisms for enforcing and protecting economic, social, and cultural rights have emerged. One of the most important international mechanisms for defending and promoting ESCR...