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The Socfin Group's oil palm and rubber plantations occupy 190,000 hectares (469,500 acres) in eight countries in West and Central Africa and two in Southeast Asia. Their operations have led to allegations of sexual and gender-based violence, inadequate compensation and ongoing land rights...

The Court found Peru responsible for violating the rights of residents of La Oroya, who have been exposed to unsafe levels of toxic contamination for generations.

During the week of March 11-22, members of the ESCR-Net Women and ESCR Working Group (WG) came together in New York to participate in the 68th Commission on the Status of Women (CSW68). Over the course of the week, the WG coordinated a series of events and strategic meetings, conducted video...

On Thursday, April 25, 2024, members of the ESCR-Net will present two oral interventions before the Inter-American Court in Barbados. Members will address issues such as loss and damage and ask the Court to rule on climate reparations and on States' obligations to ensure human rights under...