Gender equality

Primary tabs

Alternative report to the UN CESCR regarding Norway’s 6th Periodic report under the International Covenant on Economic, Social and Cultural Rights

Food First Information and Action Network Norway, International Commission of Jurists Norway,...

Read more

Alternative Report submitted to UN CESCR for the consideration of the 2nd Report of the People’s Republic of China

The Unrepresented Nations and Peoples Organisation authored and submitted an alternative report to the UN Committee on the Economic, Social and Cultural Rights (CESCR) for the  consideration of the second report of the People’s Republic of China during the 51st Pre‐Sessional...

Read more

Submission to CESCR for the implementation of the International Covenant on Economic, Social and Cultural Rights

Human Rights in China, in April 2013, made a submission to the Committee on Economic, Social and Cultural Rights (CESCR). The submission suggested questions and issues to be raised with the government of the People’s Republic of China in advance of the review of its second...

Read more

China Submission to the UN Committee on Economic, Social and Cultural Rights

Amnesty International authored "China Submission to the UN Committee on Economic, Social and Cultural Rights (CESCR)" which was submitted to the CESCR in April 2013. The detailed submission...

Developed by an ESCR-Net Member
Read more

Submission from IDMC for consideration at the 51st Pre-sessional Working Group of CESCR

The Internal Displacement Monitoring Centre (IDMC) of the Norwegian Refugee Council (NRC) made a submission, in May 2013, to the Committee on Economic, Social and Cultural Rights (CESCR). The submission was made for consideration at the 51st Pre-sessional Working Group of...

Read more

Submissions on the 2nd Report of Hong Kong SAR on the International Covenant on Economic, Social and Cultural Rights (Part Two) for the Pre-sessional Hearing

Hong Kong Unison Limited, in May 2013, made a submission to the Committee on Economic, Social and Cultural Rights (CESCR). Hong Kong Unison’s Submissions on the Second Report of Hong Kong SAR on the International Covenant on Economic, Social and Cultural Rights (Part Two) for the Pre-sessional...

Read more

Empowering adolescents to use their reproductive rights

The Center for Reproductive Rights (CRR) published a briefing paper on the barriers adolescents face in realizing their sexual and reproductive health...

Developed by an ESCR-Net Member
Read more

China AIDS, Public Health and Human Rights Issue List

Beijing AIZHIXING Institute submitted a Shadow Report to the Committee on Economic, Social and Cultural Rights (CESCR) in June 2012. The report, "China AIDS, Public Health and Human Rights Issue List", addresses the right to health especially in the context of HIV/AIDS and...

Read more

NGO CEDAW Shadow Report on Behalf of Indigenous Women in Thailand

Indigenous Women’s Network of Thailand (IWNT) and Asia Indigenous Peoples Pact (AIPP) jointly submitted the NGO CEDAW Shadow Report on behalf of indigenous women in Thailand. The...

Developed by an ESCR-Net Member
Read more

Review of Turkmenistan under CEDAW

The Turkmen Initiative for Human Rights submitted a Review of Turkmenistan under the Convention on the Elimination of All Forms of Discrimination against Women (CEDAW). The submission was made in October 2012 to the UN Committee on CEDAW, and addresses education, employment,...

Read more