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GI-ESCR & partners welcome the African Commission’s landmark General Comment on States' obligations with regard to public services

GI-ESCR & partners welcome the African Commission’s landmark General Comment on States' obligations with regard to public services

Institutional engagement, Public appealGI-ESCR25 October 2022Private actors & public services, health, Right to health, Right to education, Right to water & sanitation

GI-ESCR Chile's team met with the Coalition of Immokalee Workers, from the state of Florida, USA

GI-ESCR Chile's team met with the Coalition of Immokalee Workers, from the state of Florida, USA

Event, Institutional engagementGI-ESCR18 October 2022Strengthening human rights frameworks

GI-ESCR Executive Director participated in the Realising the Right to Education Worldwide Through Digital Transformation event

GI-ESCR Executive Director participated in the Realising the Right to Education Worldwide Through Digital Transformation event

Event, Institutional engagementGI-ESCR11 October 2022Right to education

GI-ESCR's active participation at the 51st Session of the Human Rights Council

GI-ESCR's active participation at the 51st Session of the Human Rights Council

Event, Institutional engagementGI-ESCR29 September 2022Human Rights Council, Strengthening human rights frameworks

GI-ESCR delivered oral statement on item 3 at HRC51

GI-ESCR delivered oral statement on item 3 at HRC51

SubmissionJuliette Wyss23 September 2022COVID-19 & ESC Rights, Strengthening human rights frameworks

UN Special Rapporteur on Climate Change takes up GI-ESCR's recommendation

UN Special Rapporteur on Climate Change takes up GI-ESCR's recommendation

SubmissionJuliette Wyss22 September 2022Climate change & human rights, Renewable energy & gender justice, fiscal policies

Chile's constituent process concludes with important contributions from GI-ESCR

Chile's constituent process concludes with important contributions from GI-ESCR

Institutional engagementGI-ESCR9 September 2022Chile

GI-ESCR active participation at the 72nd Session of the UN Committee on Economic, Social and Cultural Rights

GI-ESCR active participation at the 72nd Session of the UN Committee on Economic, Social and Cultural Rights

Institutional engagement, EventGI-ESCR8 September 2022Strengthening human rights frameworks, CESCR

GI-ESCR makes a joint parallel submission on education in Senegal to the UN Committee on Economic, Social and Cultural Rights

GI-ESCR makes a joint parallel submission on education in Senegal to the UN Committee on Economic, Social and Cultural Rights

SubmissionGI-ESCR1 September 2022Right to education, Senegal

GI-ESCR submits Shadow Report on Guatemala to the UN Committee on Economic, Social and Cultural Rights

GI-ESCR submits Shadow Report on Guatemala to the UN Committee on Economic, Social and Cultural Rights

SubmissionJuliette Wyss1 September 2022CESCR, Guatemala, Strengthening human rights frameworks

GI- ESCR submits a parallel report to the UN Committee on Economic, Social and Cultural Rights on the impact of private actors on the right to health in Italy during COVID-19

GI- ESCR submits a parallel report to the UN Committee on Economic, Social and Cultural Rights on the impact of private actors on the right to health in Italy during COVID-19

SubmissionGI-ESCR29 August 2022Right to health, Private actors & public services, Italy

GI-ESCR presents oral statement during CERD Day of Discussion on racism and the right to health

GI-ESCR presents oral statement during CERD Day of Discussion on racism and the right to health

Institutional engagementGI-ESCR23 August 2022health, Right to health, Private actors & public services, United Nations

GI-ESCR invited as Keynote speaker to UN regional seminar on the contribution of development to the enjoyment of all human rights

GI-ESCR invited as Keynote speaker to UN regional seminar on the contribution of development to the enjoyment of all human rights

Event, Institutional engagementGI-ESCR23 August 2022Human Rights Council, Strengthening human rights frameworks

African Commission on Human and Peoples’ Rights adopts landmark General Comment on social services which includes GI-ESCR contribution

African Commission on Human and Peoples’ Rights adopts landmark General Comment on social services which includes GI-ESCR contribution

Institutional engagementGI-ESCR22 August 2022Private actors & public services, Right to education, Right to health, Right to water & sanitation, Strengthening human rights frameworks

GI-ESCR promotes actions in the framework of the Initiative "Principles for Human Rights in Fiscal Policy".

GI-ESCR promotes actions in the framework of the Initiative "Principles for Human Rights in Fiscal Policy".

Institutional engagement, EventGI-ESCR19 August 2022tax, Strengthening human rights frameworks

The Right to Health and Racial Discrimination: GI-ESCR submitted an input to the UN CERD

The Right to Health and Racial Discrimination: GI-ESCR submitted an input to the UN CERD

Submission, Update from GenevaRossella De Falco2 August 2022Right to health

GI-ESCR and PHM Kenya organise community workshop in Nairobi, Kenya on the right to health

GI-ESCR and PHM Kenya organise community workshop in Nairobi, Kenya on the right to health

Institutional engagement, EventRossella De Falco14 July 2022Right to health, Kenya

GI-ESCR held a session at the 30th Annual IAFFE Conference

GI-ESCR held a session at the 30th Annual IAFFE Conference

Event, Institutional engagementGI-ESCR11 July 2022Women's ESC rights, Climate change & human rights

GI-ESCR supports the participation of the RFCME's coordinator in a seminar presenting five monographs on privatisation of education in francophone Africa

GI-ESCR supports the participation of the RFCME's coordinator in a seminar presenting five monographs on privatisation of education in francophone Africa

Event, Institutional engagementAya Douabou11 July 2022Right to education

GI-ESCR at the 50th Human Rights Council

GI-ESCR at the 50th Human Rights Council

Institutional engagementJuliette Wyss9 July 2022Strengthening human rights frameworks, HRC, Human Rights Council