ESCR Resources
Oil Change International, Friends of the Earth-U.S., Sierra Club, and the WWF European Policy Office with the assistance of other NGOs collaborated to produce a report on the ill-effects of environmental over-exploitation. The publication, titled “Talk is Cheap: How G20 Governments are Financing...
Published: Jul 11 2017 - 3:57pm
This report was published in 2016 as a guide for business on reporting under the Modern Slavery Act of 2015. Slavery and forced labor is an extensive problem in the United Kingdom. In 2015, NGOs campaigned for the Act to require businesses to report on what they are doing to address slavery as a...
Published: Jul 11 2017 - 2:56pm
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Citizens for Justice (CFJ) published this report in 2014, as a way to explore how effective Malawi’s economic growth is due to their abundant supply of natural resources, specifically oil. Malawi’s government developed an Economic Recovery Plan (ERP), launched in 2012, as an attempt to meaningfully...
Published: Jul 11 2017 - 2:36pm
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This shadow report on the Cyprus Government’s combined 6th and 7th periodic report to the Committee on the Elimination of Discrimination against Women (CEDAW) addresses the discrimination against migrant women. The report also endeavours to underline the extremely vulnerable position of migrant...
Published: Jul 10 2017 - 3:45pm
Several NGOs collaborated on a submission of the Convention For The Elimination Of Discrimination Against Women (CEDAW) 54th Session-Cyprus Shadow Report. The submission which focuses on discrimination, violence against women, trafficking in women, education, employment, and healthcare is available...
Published: Jul 10 2017 - 3:33pm
This report was submitted with respect to Article 6 of the Convention on the Elimination of all Forms of Discrimination Against Women (CEDAW), which obliges states to “take all appropriate measures, including legislation, to suppress all forms of traffic in women and exploitation of prostitution of...
Published: Jul 10 2017 - 3:15pm
This shadow report on the implementation of the UN Convention on the Elimination of All Forms of Discrimination against Women (CEDAW) is a joint initiative of Austrian NGOs and individual experts complementing the Seventh and Eighth Periodic Austrian Country Report to the CEDAW Committee. The...
Published: Jul 10 2017 - 3:05pm
The responses and comments of OeAR, EDF & IDA to the Convention on the Elimination of all Forms of Discrimination Against Women (CEDAW) Committee in consideration of the combined 7th & 8th periodic report of Austria was jointly prepared by the European Disability Forum & International...
Published: Jul 10 2017 - 2:51pm
Several NGOs collaborated on a joint "Submission to the Committee on the Elimination of Discrimination Against Women (CEDAW)". This submission tackles women's and girls' healthcare and highlights key areas of concern regarding Angola’s compliance with its obligations under the International...
Published: Jul 10 2017 - 2:23pm
The Global Initiative for Economic, Social and Cultural Rights (GI-ESCR) made its submission to the United Nations Committee on the Convention on the Elimination of all Forms of Discrimination Against Women (CEDAW). The submission was a "Shadow Report to the UN CEDAW Angola" and focused on women's...
Published: Jul 10 2017 - 1:43pm
Developed by an ESCR-Net Member