Fighting for the Right to Education in South Africa
‘Ninety percent of children are now enrolled in primary education in the developing world’. A statistic of success, often used to demonstrate the influence of the MDGs and the goal...
Socio-Economic Rights
Holding the Government to Account for England’s Housing Crisis through the ICESCR Parallel Reporting Process
The United Kingdom is approaching its 6th Periodic Report to the Committee on Economic, Social and Cultural Rights (CESCR), which will assess its performance and compliance with its obligations under...
To Tackle Poverty Effectively, See it Through the Lens of Gender
Everyone knows that women hold up half the sky but are nonetheless much more likely to live in poverty. Yet in fact the latest ‘poverty statistics’ for the UK, published...
Victory for Islanders’ Homes: Hong Kong Court Rules Against Unlicensed Funeral Parlour
For over 20 years, residents of Cheung Chau Island in Hong Kong have performed funeral rites in a makeshift Funeral Pavilion. Located less than 10 metres from homes on a...
CEDAW Inquiry into Grave Violence Against Aboriginal Women in Canada
On March 6, 2015 the CEDAW Committee released its second inquiry into grave and systemic violations of CEDAW under the Article 8 of the OP-CEDAW. This inquiry was initiated by...
Los “Fondos Buitre” y la Ley de Quiebras de los Estados en crisis económica.
En un libro reciente editado por Juan Pablo Bohoslavsky y Jernej Letnar Cernic se ha observado que la gestión deficiente de los recursos públicos, la crisis financiera mundial que limita...
Los "Fondos Buitre" y la Ley de Quiebras de los Estados en crisis económica.
En un libro reciente editado por Juan Pablo Bohoslavsky y Jernej Letnar Cernic se ha observado que la gestión deficiente de los recursos públicos, la crisis financiera mundial que limita...
The ‘Vulture Funds’ Issue and the Bankruptcy Law Process for States in Economic Crisis
A recent book edited by Juan Pablo Bohoslavsky and Jernej Letnar Černič notes that poor public resource management, the global financial crisis curbing fundamental fiscal space, millions thrown into poverty,...
The Handbook of Human Rights in Northern Ireland: Where Are We Now?
Northern Ireland’s most prominent human rights NGO is the Committee on the Administration of Justice. Founded in 1981, it has played a significant role in ensuring that human rights and...
Implementing the Right to Education Through the Courts: The Legal Resources Centre and Oxford University Host Workshop on Remedies and Enforcement
The courts are a very effective tool in enforcing socio-economic rights and filling gaps so often left by governments. The Legal Resources Centre (LRC) has litigated the right to education...
The Benefits of Using Equality and Non-Discrimination Strategies in Litigating Economic and Social Rights – New Guide Published
Socio-economic inequality is the biggest human rights and development challenge today. At the Equal Rights Trust we believe that using the rights to equality and non-discrimination in cases relating to...
Court Makes Unprecedented Step Appointing “Claims Administrator” to Ensure State Compliance with Court Order
A landmark judgement handed down on 12th December 2014 in the case of Linkside & Others v Minister of Education sees a “claims administrator” appointed to oversee the payment of...
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