The 'Date Cuenta' campaign focuses on Latin America's historic opportunity to create a new financial system, one where the ultra-wealthy finally pay their fair share of taxes, paving the way to reduce inequality.
The 'Date Cuenta' campaign focuses on Latin America's historic opportunity to create a new financial system, one where the ultra-wealthy finally pay their fair share of taxes, paving the way to reduce inequality.
Using Human Rights Law
to End Social & Economic Injustice
Together with partners around the world, we work to achieve
a world in which every person and community lives in dignity
and in harmony with nature.
We are constantly looking for innovative ways to advance social and economic justice, gender equality and human dignity.
We see our work as a cycle, an upward spiral of iterative and cumulative change in which local and global actions influence and benefit each other.
GI-ESCR’s Theory Of Change
We are a small and agile organisation. Our theory of change focuses on our capacity to shape the larger ecosystem that determines decision-making. GI-ESCR identifies concerns and issues that fall within our mandate and tools that add value.
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Latest News
We Endorsed the Call for Fair and Equitable Climate Finance at COP 29
In the context of COP29, we endorsed a letter addressed to Mukhtar Babayev, President of COP29, urging the adoption of a New Collective Quantified Goal (NCQG) on climate finance. The NCQG is seen as...
Joint Letter Demanding G20 Heads of State to Place Climate Action at the Core of Upcoming Discussions
Given the upcoming G20 Heads of State Summit in Rio de Janeiro on 18 November, we joined numerous civil society organisations from Latin America and the Caribbean in a joint letter calling for...
GI-ESCR Board Announcement
Today, the Board of GI-ESCR announces that Magdalena Sepúlveda Carmona, our Executive Director for five years, is stepping down to take over the leadership of the UN Research Institute for Social...
We will be at Cop 29! Stay tuned!
We are glad to inform you that we will participate in the 29th Conference of the Parties to the United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change (COP29) from November 11 to 22 in Baku,...
We Applaud the Creation of a Complaint Management Committee in the Health Sector by the Gagnoa Prefect
On 31 October, the Prefect of the Gôh Region, Gagnoa Department, issued a new Directive establishing a committee handling complaints regarding healthcare provision in Gagnoa, Ivory Coast. This...
New Op-Ed Highlights the Critical Need for Public Education Amidst Growing Challenges
Aligned with our mission to foster public education and address the growing threats of the privatisation of education, the Privatisation in Education and Human Rights Consortium (PEHRC) recently...
Together With Partners, We Presented 'Legal Framework on the Energy Transition in Brazil, Chile, Colombia and Mexico'
On 29 October 2024, the panel presentation of the report 'Legal Framework on the Energy Transition in Brazil, Chile, Colombia and Mexico: Assessment of the Current Situation and Recommendations for...
From the Summit of the Future to the World Summit for Social Development: Paving the Road for Social Justice in Latin America
Convened by Social Watch, the Global Coalition for Social Protection Floors (GCSPF), the Global Initiative for Economic, Social and Cultural Rights (GI-ESCR) and Latindadd, the event sought to...
World Bank’s Civil Society Policy Forum: How Does Health Financing Affect Access to Healthcare?
On 25 October, together with Wemos, PHM Uganda, Minority Rights Group, ISER, Human Rights Watch, and Akina Mama wa Afrika, we co-hosted the panel “How does health financing affect access to...
We Spearheaded Discussions Concerning the Roadmap Towards the 4th International Financing for Development Conference
On 18 October 2024, we participated in a virtual conference titled 'Social Justice, Fiscal Justice and the International Financial Architecture: A Roadmap Towards FFD 4 in Seville'. This event,...
GI-ESCR and Partners Further Push the Tax Justice Agenda at the African Commission on Human and Peoples’ Rights
From 21 to 22 October 2024, we participated in the 81st Ordinary Session of the African Commission on Human and Peoples’ Rights in Banjul, The Gambia. On 21 October, our Programme Officer for...
We Joined the Public Pharma for Europe Coalition
The global pharmaceutical industry is fundamentally unfair. Despite significant public funding contributions, millions worldwide are denied access to essential medicines, vaccines, and health...
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We believe public services are essential for ensuring the enjoyment of economic, social and cultural rights. We monitor the impacts of privatisation and commercialisation on these services, expose abuses when they occur, demand that those responsible are held accountable, and promote alternative arrangements aligned with human rights.
Our Work
Latest Publications
Boosting Ambition Through International Obligations: The Added Value of Integrating Human Rights to the Climate Financing Discussion
This publication discusses the need to enhance climate financing by grounding it in international human rights obligations, especially economic, social, and cultural rights (ESCR). It underscores...
Review of Legal Frameworks and Recommendations for the Energy Transition: Brazil, Chile, Colombia & Mexico
This report presents a review of the current state of regulations and public policies for the energy transition in Brazil, Chile, Colombia and Mexico. The report focuses on regulatory and public...
Legal Framework for the Energy Transition in Brazil, Chile, Colombia and Mexico
The publication 'Legal Framework for the Energy Transition in Brazil, Chile, Colombia and Mexico: Assessment of the Current Situation and Recommendations for a Fairer Future' presents a detailed...
Energy Transition Legal Framework in Mexico
The publication 'Energy Transition Legal Framework in Mexico' examines the country's legislative and regulatory framework supporting a transition to sustainable energy, highlighting the country’s...
Energy Transition Legal Framework in Chile
The publication 'Energy Transition Legal Framework in Chile' explores the country’s legal and policy framework for a fair and inclusive energy transition, rooted in commitments to climate justice,...
Energy Transition Legal Framework in Colombia
The publication 'Energy Transition Legal Framework in Colombia' provides an extensive overview of the nation’s efforts to develop a sustainable, inclusive energy transition rooted in both policy and...
Energy Transition Legal Framework in Brazil
The publication 'Energy Transition Legal Framework in Brazil' offers a comprehensive overview of Brazil’s legal landscape for energy transition, showcasing the country’s strong reliance on renewable...
The Pact for the Future and the UN Framework Convention on Tax Cooperation
This short publication examines the connections between the Pact for the Future, adopted at the recent Summit of the Future in New York, and the proposed UN Framework Convention on International Tax...
A Care-Led Transition to a Sustainable Future (Spanish Version)
This publication highlights the interrelated crises of care and climate change, focusing on how the lack of access to care services and the impacts of climate change disproportionately affect women....
Abidjan Principles Commentary on the Obligations of States in Relation to Public Education (Guiding Principles 29-33)
The Guiding Principles on the human rights obligations of States to provide public education and to regulate private involvement in education were adopted by a group of education and human rights...
2023 Abidjan Principles Commentary Pieces
The Guiding Principles on the human rights obligations of states to provide public education and to regulate private involvement in education (the Abidjan Principles) were adopted on 13 February...
2023 CESCR Yearbook
2023 CESCR Yearbook The Work of the Committee on Economic, Social & Cultural Rights The 2023 Yearbook of the Committee on Economic, Social and Cultural Rights (CESCR) captures the full scope of the...
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We identify concerns and issues and work on them, assembling evidence and arguments that lead to new narratives. Transformative narratives together with broad social coalitions have the power to strengthen the institutional human rights framework, influence public and institutional attitudes, and change thinking.
Most of our activities and programmes are intersectional and cross-cutting.
Public Services & Private actors
Strengthening ESC rights frameworks
Addressing the climate emergency
Public finance and Tax reform
Gender equality and women´s ESC rights
Public Services & Private actors
Public finance and Tax reform
Strengthening ESC rights frameworks
Gender equality and women´s ESC rights
Addressing the climate emergency
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We would like to hear about your concerns, initiatives and resources that we can help develop to establish economic, social and cultural rights as an essential point of reference for reforming the institutions that govern our societies.
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We are always looking for volunteers. Whether you have a background in legal work, communications, translation or design, join the movement. To inquire about volunteering with us email: info@gi-escr.org
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We value relationships and partnerships highly. They are at the core of GI-ESCR’s methodology and are critical to establishing and realising human rights.
