Rights in Crisis
The current global economic crisis has shown how politics and flawed policies exacerbate poverty, inequality and deprivation. CESR is working to make sure human rights principles are integrated into recovery measures.
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Millennium Development Goals
Adopting the MDGs was a landmark achievement for the international community. Many efforts to address education, gender equality, child and maternal mortality, HIV and other diseases, environmental sustainability and global development are falling short, however.
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The OPERA Framework
CESR is pleased to present the OPERA Framework - a simple yet comprehensive process to analyze the obligation to fulfill economic and social rights. It is complemented by a useful case study entitled 'Assessing fiscal policies from a human rights perspective'.
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A Matter of Justice: securing human rights in the post-2015 sustainable development agenda
Primer: A new CESR primer argues that the human rights framework can provide operational principles and standards of conduct to ensure the post-2015 development plan delivers on its promises.
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Seminar report: ‘New Horizons in Economic and Social Rights Monitoring’
Seminar report: A new CESR publication brings together the expertise of over 40 leading figures in confronting the challenges of economic and social rights monitoring.
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Beyond 2015: Just governance must be a cornerstone of the sustainable development agenda
Position paper: A new Beyond-2015 paper co-cordinated by CESR explains that just and effective governance must become a central pillar of any future global development framework.
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Taking Angola’s maternal health record to task at the UN
UN submission: As oil-rich Angola appears before the Committee on the Elimination of Discrimination Against Women, a new report throws light on maternal health failures in the country.
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UN conference hears resounding call for human rights-based governance post-2015
Blog: The need for more just forms of governance took center-stage at the UN Thematic Consultation on Governance and the Post-2015 Framework in Johannesburg last week.
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King, Keynes and Obama’s legacy at the IMF
Blog: As the US marks Martin Luther King Day, CESR Senior Researcher Niko Lusiani calls for the iconic leader's social justice vision to be remembered in contemporary social and economic policy.
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Europe moves forward on Robin Hood Tax while US balks
Blog: The 'Robin Hood Tax' has come one step closer after 11 European countries agreed to move forward with the initiative. Certain key states, including the US, remain opposed, however.
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Twenty Years of Economic and Social Rights Advocacy
On 4 February 2013, CESR and the Center for Human Rights and Global Justice hosted a panel event and reception in NYU celebrating 20 years of economic and social rights advocacy.
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Irene Khan
Irene Khan, Director General of the International Development Law Organization, discusses CESR's contribution to the field of economic and social rights and the importance of bridging gaps between the ESCR sphere and the broader social justice movement.
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Eibe Riedel
Eibe Riedel, Member of the UN Committee on Economic, Social and Cultural Rights (CESCR), explains the work of Committee, what it needs from civil society, and the challenges it faces in implementing the new Optional Protocol
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