ESCR Resources
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
population
depends
on
the
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Published: Oct 20 2015 - 12:10pm
The United Nations Declaration on the Rights of Indigenous Peoples was adopted by the United Nations General Assembly during its 61st session at UN Headquarters in New York City on 13 September 2007.To access the Declaration click here.
Published: Oct 20 2015 - 10:35am
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 theory and evidence of the increasing...
Published: Oct 20 2015 - 10:25am
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) This guide aims to help communities prepare for negotiations with companies or...
Published: Oct 19 2015 - 4:55pm
Versión en francés de la guía "Reclamando los DESC en las Naciones Unidas: una guía para el litigio estratégico bajo el PF-PIDESC". Este proyecto surge de los esfuerzos colectivos del Grupo de Trabajo de Litigio Estratégico de la Red-DESC y se beneficia de sus estrechas relaciones con la Coalición...
Published: Oct 12 2015 - 10:50am
Developed thanks to the collective work of ESCR-Net Members
French version of the guide "Claiming ESCR at the United Nations: a manual on utilizing the OP-ICESCR in strategic litigation". This project emerges from the collective efforts of the ESCR-Net Strategic Litigation Working Group and benefits from its close connections to the NGO Coalition for the...
Published: Oct 12 2015 - 10:47am
Developed thanks to the collective work of ESCR-Net Members
Blog advocacy is using a blog to fight against an injustice. People use blogs to fight a wide range of injustices, such as wrongful imprisonment, government corruption, environmental degradation, and human rights abuse.To access the resource click here.
Published: Oct 8 2015 - 1:32pm
The Center for Women’s Global Leadership (CWGL) is pleased to publish this report on the ongoing efforts being taken by the Women Human Rights Defenders International Coalition (WHRD IC) and its allies to shed light on the unique challenges women human rights defenders face and to create new...
Published: Oct 8 2015 - 1:26pm
On 9 September 2009, a national and international campaign for the protection of Colombia's human rights defenders was launched in Bogotá by the United Nations Special Rapporteur on the Situation of Human Rights Defenders, Margaret Sekaggya. ABColombia, Oidhaco and the U.S. Office on Colombia...
Published: Oct 8 2015 - 1:13pm
The main focus of this report is on the context in which WHRDs work, recognizing that the social, cultural, economic and political environment subtantively influences the the challenges WHRDs face and can exacerbate their vulnerability. Identifying context also enables the experience of WHRDs to be...
Published: Oct 8 2015 - 1:07pm