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Organizations in Latin America Call on the Colombian Government to Put an End to Violence Against Protestors
CESR supports the call of organizations from throughout the region demanding that Colombian authorities guarantee citizens’ rights to mobilize peacefully and take part in fiscal debates.
130 organizations join forces at UN to confront Egypt's human rights crisis
April 6, 2014
Press Release: As presidential elections draw near in Egypt, a large coalition is taking the country to task before the Human Rights Council's Universal Periodic Review.
Financing Sustainable Development: the right partnerships for a better world
April 1, 2014
The Righting Finance Initiative has delivered a statement to the Intergovernmental Committee on Financing for Sustainable Development as it considers the theme of 'Co-Creating New Partnerships'.
OWG proposals risk sidelining consensus on human rights-centered sustainable development
March 2, 2014
Statement: CESR is calling on members of the Open Working Group on Sustainable Development Goals to renew their commitment to placing human rights at the core of the post-2015 framework.
As states set sights on inequality, it's time to get fiscal
February 27, 2014
Rising inequality is an issue whose time has finally come. But if governments are serious about halting this trend in the post-2015 development agenda, they will need to tackle the injustices of our current tax and fiscal systems.
In pursuit of a better, fairer world
February 5, 2014
Op-ed: Writing for Al-Jazeera, CESR Communications Coordinator Luke Holland examines the importance of human rights standards in addressing inequality in the post-2015 development agenda.
Excluding undocumented migrants from health services is a violation of European law
January 29, 2014
Press release: A new report from the European Committee on Social Rights finds Spain's legislation denying health care services to undocumented migrants to be regressive.
Power of Numbers initiative offers important insights for post-2015 agenda
December 19, 2013
A new initiative led by two members of CESR's board offers important guidance on target-setting and measurement of progress from a human rights perspective.
Voices for Social Justice: The UN Special Procedures
December 19, 2013
On 22 October 2013, CESR and Columbia Law School's Human Rights Institute hosted a conversation with Magdalena Sepúlveda and Olivier de Schutter.
Side event: Human Rights at the Core of Sustainable and Just Development
December 11, 2013
Invitation: On Friday 13 December, CESR and its partners will hold a side event in parallel to the sixth session of the Open Working Group on the Sustainable Development Goals.
UN criticizes Egypt's rights record and calls for increased investment in ESCR
December 11, 2013
Press release: The United Nations has raised serious concerns over shortcomings in ESCR in Egypt.