International Financing, Trade and Investment

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Briefing Note on Infrastructure, Energy and Extractives

This briefing note discusses the human rights implications of current models of financing for extractive...

Developed thanks to the collective work of ESCR-Net Members

Briefing Note on Trade and Investment

This briefing note outlines the implications of trade and investment liberalisation for the enjoyment of human rights and...

Developed thanks to the collective work of ESCR-Net Members

Following the Money: An Advocate’s Guide to Securing Accountability in Agricultural Investments

Following the Money: An Advocate’s Guide to Securing Accountability in Agricultural Investments is a practial guide developed by Inclusive Development...

Developed by an ESCR-Net Member

Making Inroads: Chinese Infrastructure Investment in ASEAN and Beyond

Inclusive Development International (IDI) published Making Inroads: Chinese Infrastructure Investment in ASEAN and Beyond, a ...

Developed by an ESCR-Net Member

Webinar on Trade & Investment

On Thursday, September 22, ESCR-Net's Working Group on Economic Policy and Human Rights held the first Webinar on Trade and Investment, with opening presentations by Tessa Khan (Climate Litigation Network), Zahra Bazzi (Arab NGO Network for...

Bretton Woods Project publishes new report on IMF policy in the MENA region

After the 2011 Arab uprisings the IMF signalled change to its longstanding policies to focus more on inclusive growth and social inclusion. The ...

New resources: ETOs in the context of eco-destruction and climate change and International Financial Institutions

The ETO Consortium released a new publication series to provide guidance on how to apply extraterritorial obligations

Resource Page on Trade, Investment, Finance and Human Rights

View the Resource Page on Trade, Investment, and Human Rights. The page includes resources on the World Trade Organization, profiles of organizations working on trade and investment, publications of organizations working on trade and investment, and additional sources of information.