Pursuing fiscal justice in the Andean region
Across Latin America, the storm clouds of fiscal austerity are gathering. CESR is working with partners in the region to promote human rights-informed fiscal reforms.
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From Skopje to Geneva: fighting for Roma women's reproductive rights
CESR has been working closely with the Macedonian Health Education and Research Association in its efforts to hold its government to account.
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La sentencia del Tribunal Constitucional sobre exclusión sanitaria ignora los derechos humanos
Nota de prensa: CESR y sus contrapartes reiteran que la reforma sanitaria contraviene los estándares internacionales de derechos humanos.
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Switzerland should answer for women’s rights impacts of tax haven role
Press release: A key UN human rights body hears evidence that Switzerland’s financial system is undermining women’s rights around the world.
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Under the knife: human rights and inequality in the age of austerity
CESR's Ignacio Saiz and Luke Holland examine the spreading threat of unjust austerity in the Civicus '2016 State of Civil Society' report.
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UN calls UK to account over impact of unjust tax laws
A UN human rights body has urged the UK to address its human rights responsibilities for facilitating cross-border tax abuse.
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Side event: Leaving No One Behind
12 July 2016: Save the date: High-Level Political Forum side event - A Human Rights Approach to Combating Inequalities and Discrimination
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Statement concerning report of the Special Rapporteur on Extreme Poverty and Human Rights
Read the oral statement delivered by CESR at the the 32nd Session of the Human Rights Council.
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Tax, Inequality & Human Rights
Leading figures from the worlds of human rights and tax justice reflect on the critical importance of bringing these spheres of activism together.
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Defending Dignity: Introduction
CESR and the Asia Pacific Forum (APF) present a new manual - ‘Defending Dignity’ - designed to strengthen the role of National Human Rights Institutions in monitoring and enforcing economic, social and cultural rights. The manual is complemented by a series of motion graphics and explanatory videos.This introduction unpacks the question of what is monitoring, and what should it mean for NHRIs getting to grips with economic, social and cultural rights. It covers a wide range of activities that NHRIs commonly undertake as part of their mandated functions.
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