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Demand housing for homeless families from Laguna Lakeshore, Manila

TO: Hon. Benigno Simeon Aquino III, President, Government of the Philippines CC: Hon. Jejomar Binay, Vice President, Republic of the Philippines. Chairman, Housing and Urban Development Coordinating Council\ Hon. Laarni Cayatano, Mayor, City Government of Taguig Hon. Loreta Anne Rosales, Chair,...

ESCR-Net engages in international meetings on human rights to water, sanitation and housing in Detroit

ESCR-Net participated in strategy meetings in Detroit, Michigan, related to the ongoing denial of human rights to water, sanitation and housing to thousands of residents in the former industrial capital of the USA. The gathering was coordinated by those at the front of the grassroots struggle...

New letter to Cambodia in support of Boeung Kak Lake families

ESCR-Net sent a second letter to the government of Cambodia to urge further measures to respect, protect and fulfil the rights of families affected by forced evictions from the Boeung Kak Lake area.

Arpilleras: embroidering the resistance in Brazil

MAB launches documentry to denounce the violation of women's rights during the construction of dams in Brazil

Bolivia: 15 Years After the Cochabamba Water Revolt, Echoes in New Cases of Corporate Abuse

The Democracy Center remember the victory of the people of Cochabamba, Bolivia, in their now-famous showdown with one of the most powerful multinational corporations in the world

Filing complaints of violations of the right to drinking water

New guide published by Habi Center for Environmental Rights on complaints relating to the right to water

Cambodian land rights activists released following broad international solidarity

Women human rights defenders and their supporters in Cambodia freed, following a letter sent by ESCR-Net and advocacy by other organizations

Recognition of the human rights to water and sanitation by UN Member States at the international level

Amnesty and WASH United released a publication that gathers the evidence of the universal recognition of the human rights to water and sanitation

Addressing the crisis over natural resources in Middle East/North Africa

Housing & Land Rights Network and Habitat International Coalition publish a new report featuring civil society perspectives

ESCR-Net has now been granted leave from the U.S. District Court to be recognized as amicus curiae in the case of City of Detroit

The Network supports residents’ challenge to the City of Detroit’s decision to cut off water supply to thousands of households unable to pay their bills