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Briefing papers on land, work and health launched by Women and ESCR Working Group in Arabic

On August 31, ESCR-Net’s Working Group on Women and ESCR launched a series of briefing papers in Arabic.

The briefing papers present specific and systemic challenges to the realization of women’s ESCR in practice and explore progressive approaches to the application of a

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What is the Right to the City?

What’s the right to the city? Inputs for the New Urban Agenda.

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The intersection between land and women’s economic, social and cultural rights

ESCR-Net’s Women and ESCR Working Group briefing paper series focuses on the intersection between women and specific economic, social and cultural rights (ESCR) issues. The papers present specific and systemic challenges to the realization of women’s ESCR in practice and...

Developed thanks to the collective work of ESCR-Net Members

Basic Principles and Guidelines on Development-Based Evictions and Displacement

In 2007, the Special Rapporteur on adequate housing presented to the Human Rights Council a set of "Basic principles and guidelines on development-based evictions and displacement". These guidelines aim to assist States in developing policies and legislations...

Declaration of Rights of Peasants

Almost  half  of  the  people  in  the  world  are  peasants.    Even  in  the  high‐tech  world,  people  eat  food  produced  by peasants. Small‐scale  agriculture  is  not  just  an  economic  activity; it  means  life  for  many  people.  The  security  of  the ...

Displacement Research & Action Network

The Displacement Research and Action Network (DRAN), an initiative of the Program for Human Rights and Justice at MIT, is the first-ever global network on displacement and land rights. It brings together activists, academics and policy makers to build new...

Avoiding Forced Evictions: A Community Guide to Negotiation and Advocacy (Cambodian Edition)

Inclusive Development International and Equitable Cambodia launched a new resource for the defense of land and housing rights: Avoiding Forced Evictions: A Community Guide to Negotiation and Advocacy (Cambodian Edition) ...

Proceedings: online discussion on "Using Online Platforms for Monitoring Women’s Land Rights" (Feb 6-20, 2013)

Summary: Given the rapid expansion of the internet and the increasing number of users, including in the Global South, the full potential of online platforms for promoting inclusive consultation of issues of high global interest is certainly not yet...

Resource Governance Index (2013)

Summary: The Resource Governance Initiative released its 2013 Resource Governance Index (RGI). It may be of interest to those of you whose monitoring activities address whether states are dedicating maximum available resources...

The barrel or the life: Impacts of the activities of French oil companies Perenco et Maurel & Prom in Peruvian Amazon

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