Poverty, the impact of political decentralization and other structural, political and social characteristics aren't necessarily violations of economic and social rights. How do we know when they are?
National Human Rights Institutions and Economic and Social Rights
This 2011 CESR briefing examines national human rights institutions as monitors of economic, social and cultural rights.
The MDGs, A Decade On: Keeping the Promise, Fulfilling Rights
September 20th, 2010
September 20th, 2010
A new CESR review of the latest MDG data finds progress has been too slow even to meet the MDGs' modest 2015 targets. In some cases, performance on the MDG goals has decreased or stalled.
Bringing Human Rights to Bear in Times of Crisis
A human rights analysis of government responses to the economic crisis
Documenting the Global Recession: Crisis and Opportunity
New publication of photographs highlights human rights during times of economic crisis.
Human Rights and the Economic Crisis
A new CESR briefing explores the human rights dimensions of the global economic crisis: its consequences, causes and responses.
Rights in Recession?
An analysis by CESR Executive Director Ignacio Saiz in the summer 2009 Journal of Human Rights Practice addresses the challenges for economic and social rights enforcement during economic crisis.
Maternal Health Goal May Be Furthest Off-Target
Lack of accountability hampers achievement of MDG 5 on reducing maternal mortality and increasing access to reproductive health care, writes CESR Board Chair Alicia Yamin in a recent journal article.
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Poverty and Human Rights - Is poverty a violation of human rights?
Poverty is an assault on human dignity, but it can also reflect a violation of human rights when it is the direct consequence of government policy or is caused by the failure of governments to act.
Decentralization and human rights - Is decentralization good for human rights?
Decentralization of power, responsibilities and resources from central government to local governments has the potential to improve the realization of human rights, including economic, social and cultural rights, but decentralization can also have negative impacts.
Central Banks' human rights obligations
Briefing: The second two-page briefing in the 'Righting Financial Regulation' series examines the role Central Banks can and must play in protecting human rights.
Defining Business Respect For and Protection of Human Rights
NGOs respond to a new UN framework on business and human rights.
Economic, Social, and Cultural Rights - a Guide to the Legal Framework
In recent years there has been a surge of interest in economic, social and cultural rights (ESCR) and more generally in the intersection of economic development and human rights.
