Legal accountability of non-State actors for human rights violations abroad: Developments during March 2014 in Geneva ‘No work, no water, no school, no temple. Just malaria’ is how one Cambodian villager described their situation after some 1,100 families were evicted from their lands to make way for a huge casino in the Botum Sakor National […]
The International Service for Human Rights, Australian Permanent Mission to the United Nations in Geneva, and the Global Initiative for Economic, Social and Cultural Rights hosted at the United Nations in Geneva a lunchtime reception and launch of The International Covenant on Economic, Social and Cultural Rights: Commentary, Cases, and Materials by Ben Saul, David Kinley, […]
The Global Initiative for Economic, Social and Cultural Rights is pleased to release its latest publication aimed at strengthening the capacity of human rights advocates to advance rights globally. The purpose of Using CEDAW to Secure Women’s Land and Property Rights: A Practical Guide is to provide advocacy information, advice and tools to those wishing to […]
Human Rights Committee scrutinizes the United States regarding extra-territorial human rights obligations The Human Rights Committee, which monitors compliance with the International Covenant on Civil and Political Rights (ICCPR), scrutinized the United States regarding its extra-territorial human rights obligations under the Covenant. The U.S. appeared before the Committee in March 2014 for its periodic review. […]
The Global Initiative for Economic, Social and Cultural Rights recently released its latest Practitioners Guide. Practitioners Guides provide an examination of how to implement the human rights based approach to development (HRBA) in practical ways and provide critical examination of several case studies that provide lessons learned on how best to implement the HRBA. The […]
The Open Society Foundation released a new Briefing Paper entitled Securing Women’s Land and Property Rights: A Critical Step To Address HIV, Violence and Food Security. The Briefing Paper, developed in partnership with the Global Initiative for Economic, Social and Cultural Rights, addresses the fact that in many parts of the world, women’s rights to […]
The Committee on the Elimination of All Forms of Discrimination against Women (CEDAW) recently issued several Concluding Observations related to women’s access to land in Cameroon and Sierra Leone. The Concluding Observations are a result of Parallel Reports submitted by the Global Initiative for Economic, Social and Cultural Rights and its local partner Positive Generation […]
(Rabat) – Nearly 30 people representing various Moroccan civil society organizations met on Saturday, March 1 in Rabat to build their capacities on the right to education and discuss recommendations to reform the country’s education system. This event was organised by the Moroccan Coalition for Education for All (MCEFA) and the Forum of Alternatives Morocco […]
The effective protection of human rights associated with land, housing and productive resources requires grassroots and national advocates who can raise the alarm on rights violations and hold decision- and policy-makers accountable for the consequences of their actions. Yet, those defending the rights of local communities to land, housing and productive resources and highlighting abuses […]
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