Ireland
On Thursday October 6 Ireland will face the scrutiny of her peers at the United Nations as her human rights record is considered at the UPR. CESR will be present to highlight the retrogression in...
View ArticleStates Urgently Call on Syria to Uphold the Human Rights of its People at its...
Following Syria's review at the 12th session of the Universal Periodic Review in Geneva, CESR and its partner, the Arab NGO Network for Development (ANND) urge Syria to adopt and implement the...
View ArticleCivil Society demands
The Global Call to Action Against Poverty, of which CESR is a member, has joined forces with BetterAid and the Open Forum for CSO Effectiveness to launch a new initiative entitled
View ArticleAs protest pressure builds, CESR joins letter to US Congress
As protests over the conduct of the financial sector spread around the world, public anger over bank bailouts and regressive spending cuts shows no sign of abating. Against this backdrop, CESR has...
View ArticleG-20 and financial regulation: what
As the self-selected rulers of the economic and financial universe gather in Cannes for the G20 summit, CESR Senior Researcher Niko Lusiani asks what
View ArticleElections in Spain: tough choices for tough times
As voters head to the polls amidst the worst economic crisis in recent history, Ignacio Saiz warns that democracy without social rights risks becoming a 'dictatorship of the markets'.
View ArticleMillennium Development Goals
The adoption of the Millennium Development Goals in 2000 was a landmark achievement for the international community. Efforts to reach them are falling short, however.
View ArticleBolivia goes hungry on World Food Day
CESR has collaborated on a new report addressing hunger and food insecurity in Bolivia. This October 16, as the international community marks World Food Day, it behoves us to remember that hunger is...
View ArticleCESR joins call for G-20 leaders to embed human rights in decisions
CESR has come together with 185 other civil society organizations from around the world to remind decision-makers at the G-20 summit in Cannes that human rights must be a key consideration in both...
View ArticleCESR co-hosts expert consultation on the future of the MDGs
An expert consultation was convened in Geneva on November 2-3, 2011 to discuss lessons learnt from the accountability gaps in the MDG framework, as well as how human rights can help narrow these...
View ArticleThe Simple Guide to UN Treaty Bodies
The Simple Guide to the UN Treaty Bodies, produced by the International Service for Human Rights, aims to provide human rights defenders and their organisations with a broad overview of the UN human...
View ArticleGetting the process right for the world we want
As the UN General Assembly meets to discuss the post-2015 development framework, CESR Chairperson Alicia Yamin and board member Sakiko Fukuda-Parr highlight the importance of designing effective,...
View ArticleTime to address the economic and social rights deficit
As the world marks International Human Rights Day on December 10, CESR Executive Director Ignacio Saiz reflects on the status of economic and social rights in this age of austerity.
View ArticleRights in recession: a framework for human rights-centered economic policies
On 29 November 2011, CESR Senior Researcher Nicholas Lusiani delivered a presentation at Unicef's New York headquarters on the potential for human rights norms to inform economic policies, thereby...
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