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April 5, 2021
Wealthy countries and their pharmaceutical companies have shown themselves too selfish to be politely persuaded to show solidarity with those on the other side of the vaccine divide. It’s time to deploy a fuller arsenal of tools to compel... Read More
June 28, 2017
Blog: New CESCR General Comment details governments’ legal duties to prevent and address the adverse impacts of corporate tax avoidance on human rights.
June 19, 2017
New SDG progress report confirms civil society fears that weak monitoring is undermining the agenda.  
June 8, 2017
Last month, CESR's Allison Corkery joined a group of practitioners and academics from diverse disciplines for a workshop organized by the Human Rights Methodology Lab.
March 3, 2017
A contribution to the openGlobalRights debate on economic inequality and human rights by CESR's Kate Donald.  
March 3, 2017
A contribution to the openGlobalRights debate on economic inequality and human rights by CESR's Kate Donald.
March 2, 2017
UN expert body takes new steps to prevent corporate tax abuses, but more is needed to ensure companies pay their fair share.
February 13, 2017
The SDGs offer an opportunity to mobilize action against inequality, but our approaches and policy solutions must be informed by human rights.    
July 18, 2016
Blog: inequality takes center stage at UN, as High-Level Political Forum promises to 'leave no one behind' in SDGs.
July 13, 2016
As the High-Level Political Forum (HLPF) convenes this week, Kate Donald and Lena Kahler examine whether Agenda 2030 will live up to its promise to “leave no one behind”.
March 8, 2016
As the UN Statistical Commission debates final proposals for the SDG indicators, there is serious concern over the absence of a robust measure of inequality.